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London’s going to power 40,000 homes with used kitchen grease
You know how you're not supposed to pour oil and bacon fat down the drain? Before that oil and fat gets discarded, the city's going to collect it and use it to run "the world's biggest fat-fuelled power station."
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Why tar-sands pipelines are just too risky
Pipeline spills are happening more frequently in Upper Midwest states where tar-sands oil is more commonly transported.
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Here’s what it would look like if we connected every subway from Canada to Mexico
We'd still have next to no coverage in the Midwest.
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Baby pig in a sweater and socks is the world’s cutest knitwear model
There is no reason for this snoozing baby pig wearing socks and a sweater. No reason except COME ON, BABY PIG WEARING SOCKS AND A SWEATER.
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This may be the world’s most expensive egg
This single egg from a London restaurant costs more than $12. It better be the best egg ever. And maybe it is.
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For Cleveland, climate change could mean tons of toxic green algae
Heavy agriculture and global warming are aligning to produce nasty algae blooms in the Great Lakes, scientists say.
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Why nature happens on the margins in cities — and why that could be a good thing
Most U.S. urbanites live near parks -- but do they have enough "greenness" in their lives? The new website City Nature shows the disparities between rich and poor.
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Ask Umbra: Which newfangled eco car is better?
A reader wonders whether he should buy a hybrid or a PZEV. Umbra says why choose just one when you can have both?
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How capitalism stacks the deck on disaster
From Hurricane Sandy to the Chicago fire of 1871, money determines who goes down and who leaves the scene of a disaster in a better position than before.
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Frackers lose $1.5 billion yearly thanks to leaky pipes
Methane leaks are "super low-hanging fruit": Fixing them may be the single biggest step the U.S. could take toward meeting its emissions-reduction goals.
