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How Obama can work around Congress to go forward on climate right now
Last month, President Obama proposed a plan that will, in his words, “pave the way toward a sustainable energy future” by using billions of dollars from offshore oil and gas leases to fund clean energy technology. While we share the vision of a sustainable energy future, the President’s proposal exemplifies two major reasons his “all […]
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Take our quiz to figure out what kind of chicken is right for you
Modern Farmer has a guide to choosing a chicken. The only problem: It wasn't in Cosmo quiz form. We fixed that.
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If your food wasn’t fake enough already, now you can spray paint it gold
As a rule, we do try not to eat anything that has "ethanol" in its list of ingredients.
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Nevada utility to stop burning coal, which will probably just be burned somewhere else
NV Energy will stop burning coal by 2025, replacing that source of energy with renewables and natural gas.
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Meet Paris’ newest municipal gardeners: Four teeny sheep
Paris is finally catching up with those cutting-edge trendsetters in Ohio -- the City of Lights has decided to follow the herd and use a flock of adorable sheep as lawnmowers.
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Ryan Gosling feels bad for the cows
The beefed-up star wrote a letter to the National Milk Producers Federation asking it to end the practice of dehorning cows.
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Street-smart seeds: How to grow a garden that feels at home in the city
New York's Zach Pickens resurrects the ancient art of seed saving -- with a focus on plants that thrive on rooftops and fire escapes.
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Here is a chicken wearing a sweater
It's a chicken in a sweater. What more do you need to know? Oh: You can also knit your own, if you know a chicken with goosebumps.
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Before Rubio, Before Luntz: Meet A Founding Father of Climate Change Denial
Republican consultant Frank Luntz, a master of words, made clear in a 2002 GOP strategy memo how conservatives would address the growing threat of climate change: They would simply deny it was happening. According to the memo: The scientific debate remains open. Voters believe that there is no consensus about global warming within the scientific community. […]
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Oh rot, the White House just gutted the new food safety rules
Those new rules we thought were going to keep nasties out of our food supply? Well, it was a nice idea, anyway.
