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Americans spent 4 percent of household income on gas in 2012
Even though Americans are using less gas, we're paying more for it. And that's making oil companies rich.
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Another week, another oil tanker hijacking
Pirate attacks on oil tankers near Nigeria have increased dramatically.
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Oscar-nominated film shows you how to make guacamole out of household items
Don't eat this, but do watch it.
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Gigantic, beautiful sand drawings take hours to make and minutes to start washing away
Tony Plant's sand drawings are meant to be "left to nature and passersby."
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Super Bowl power outage somehow Obama’s fault, apparently
Seems the battle over energy will outlive the 2012 campaign.
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Ask Umbra: Are bathroom wipes safe?
A reader inquires about those pre-moistened wipes that are making the rounds. Umbra cautions hem to arrhoid them at all costs.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy and bicycling: How do we build a coalition for bike justice?
Lessons from the great civil rights leader on building human infrastructure to connect our divided communities.
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Turn on, plug in, drop out: An electric car manifesto
On behalf of misunderstood electric-car fanatics everywhere, one EV owner would like to explain a few things.
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Right-wingers want to teach kids that climate change is a fairy tale
Three states have introduced bills requiring schools to teach that climate change is "controversial." Thanks, American Legislative Exchange Council.
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California high-speed rail construction not exactly moving at high speed
Less than six months from breaking ground, and California still hasn't bought any of the land it needs for its new high-speed rail line.
