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Insane pointillist map has 341,817,095 dots — one for every person in the U.S. and Canada
Someone has created a map with a dot for every single person living in the U.S. and Canada. You might not see yourself on it, but trust us, you're there.
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Baby, you can drive my car: How car sharing teaches us to be good neighbors
Remember when technology was going to shred our social fabric? Well, here’s an example of how it might be doing just the opposite.
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Obama: ‘We will respond to the threat of climate change’
In his second inaugural address, the president made a strong call for climate action.
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Biden drops by the Green Inaugural Ball to say thanks
It wasn't Biden's only stop last night.
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Chernobyl’s wildlife may be surprisingly healthy
We have found animals with ridiculously high levels of radiation in their bodies. But these animals still look…totally normal.
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Lincoln’s inaugural menu had every type of meat imaginable on it
In 1865, the Bill of Fare for President Lincoln’s first Inaugural Ball included pretty much every type of meat you can think of. There were oysters and turtles, chicken, turkey grouse, beef four different ways, duck, quail ham, tongue, and venison. (OK, no horse meat — this was still America, after all.) Even the salads were […]
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Ask Umbra: Should I sell my Exxon stock?
A reader wonders if it’s unethical to hang on to Big Oil stocks, and if shareholder activism does any good. Umbra offers some centsible advice.
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Happy MLK Day! Now get off the couch and do the King proud
Today is the only national holiday that is not really a day "off," but a day "on."
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In Detroit, automakers gear up to meet new fuel-efficiency standards
On display at the Detroit Auto Show is evidence of gas guzzlers adopting fuel-saving technology made famous by the Prius.
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The problem wasn’t the green groups: What Skocpol gets wrong about the climate bill fight
Who's to blame for the failure of the climate bill in 2009 and 2010? Hint: the people who opposed it, ignored it, or undersold it.
