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If your sandwich dislocates your jaw, it is too big
Here's an object lesson in how messed up America's food culture is.
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Mexico City has an awesome masked defender of pedestrians, and we’re jealous
Do not attempt to run over pedestrians in Mexico City. You will find yourself face to face with Peatónito.
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Smooth move: How to apartment hop without harshing the planet’s mellow
The average American moves more than 11 times in his/her lifetime, according to the interwebs. Is there a way to get 'er done and be green about it?
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Entire food system may be contaminated with BPA and other plastic nasties
We can try to minimize our exposure to phthalates, but a new study suggests we're all eating plastic chemicals anyway. Yes, even the vegans.
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Northern California sees driest winter on record
Back in December, the state was drenched. Two months later, it's drier than ever.
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Piranha cover-up in South Carolina
State officials tried to hide scientists' warnings about the dangers of climate change, including a potential invasion of piranhas.
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Cities compete to win Bloomberg funds for innovative projects
One idea from Milwaukee: Turn foreclosed houses into local food processing and education centers. Yum!
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The Energy Game is Rigged: Fossil Fuel Subsidies Topped $620 Billion in 2011
By Emily E. Adams The energy game is rigged in favor of fossil fuels because we omit the environmental and health costs of burning coal, oil, and natural gas from their prices. Subsidies manipulate the game even further. According to conservative estimates from the Global Subsidies Initiative and the International Energy Agency (IEA), governments around […]
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Shell to ‘pause’ Arctic drilling in 2013
Shell says it needs more time to figure out how best to drill the hell out of Alaska's offshore areas.
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Little kid writes adorable letter apologizing for taking sticks out of Yosemite
Yosemite Junior Ranger Evie's code: Take only pictures, leave only painfully cute apology notes for accidentally taking sticks as well.
