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Video of goats yelling like people gets funnier and funnier until you die
Goats sound like the soundtrack to a horror film. Who knew?
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Gas prices are spiking, and it’s not clear why
One possible reason is the reduction of refinery capacity on the East Coast, which is pinching supply.
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Ditch your car and get a robot ostrich instead
Russian inventor collective Konstantin Ivanov knows that what you want is really a rideable walking ostrich robot.
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Lady piggybacking on a great white shark is living our dream, or possibly nightmare
Conservationist Ocean Ramsey is living every week like it's Hitch a Ride on a Shark Week.
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You have no idea what that fish you’re eating is, so don’t pretend
If asked what you're eating, the safest response is, "fish."
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Where will all the hipsters go?
Suburbs are attracting the cool kids, or at least trying to, according to recent news stories. What does this mean for cities?
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Transit advocates stop cuts using civil rights legislation
Low-income Americans often rely on public transportation and are disproportionately hurt when service is cut back and fares are raised.
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Oregon governor questions wisdom of headlong coal-export push
Facing a brewing battle over coal exports in the Pacific Northwest, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber argues we need a real national energy policy.
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Local food a growing trend for land trusts
When a land trust in Grayslake, Illinois, made a strategic decision in 2005 to include farmland in its list of property types to preserve, it joined scores of traditional ‘woods and waters’ trusts across the U.S. which are increasingly preserving agricultural lands and building local food systems. While it made sense strategically, since much of […]
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Laws banning harassment of cyclists spread like a wonderful virus
Ordinances that let bicyclists sue road-enraged drivers are catching on in some California cities and Washington, D.C.
