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Peak What? Ask Barbie and Mickey Mouse
Peak Oil is the concept that new discoveries of commercially exploitable oil resources do not keep pace with growing demand. By extrapolating the data, you can estimate when we will run out of it for all practical purposes. There are a lot of disagreements about whether we have reached Peak Oil or when the downhill […]
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Volcanoes are keeping the planet from boiling over — for now
Pollution from volcanoes has been reflecting heat away from Earth, slowing global warming, a new study suggests.
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Coca-Cola-funded study: ‘People get fat because of, uh, literally anything besides soda’
It's because ladies don't do enough housework! Yeah, that's the ticket!
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NYT, WaPo cut back environment coverage, since we’re not worried about that anymore
The New York Times kills its environment blog and the Washington Post reassigns its crack climate reporter to cover politics. Apparently there’s just not much news on the environment front these days.
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Public surprisingly OK with government policies that push healthy eating
Americans overwhelming support policies like banning big sodas and subsidizing fruits and veggies, according to a new poll.
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Don’t try to get anything done in D.C., even driving
D.C. has the worst gridlock. Twice over.
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Knock it off, NYT: In defense of James Hansen and other climate hawks
NASA's top climate scientist weathers a public slam from the NYT's Joe Nocera, and the Maldives' Mohamed Nasheed gets arrested on trumped-up charges.
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Is McDonald’s coffee really going greener?
The company says it'll spend $6.5 million over five years to help Guatemalan farmers grow more sustainable beans.
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Help your favorite species win this March Madness tournament for best animal of all time
Buzzfeed is running a March Madness tournament for the cutest things nature has to offer, and when it's done we'll all know for certain which animal is best.
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This bizarre-looking bike went 127 miles per hour
That gigantic gear had 130 teeth. The bike had wooden rims to keep it from overheating. It weighed 45 pounds. And it went fast. As. Hell.
