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There’s a hole in my plastic-bag law
In Alameda County, Calif., stores are getting around the new plastic-bag ban by calling plastic bags "reusable."
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There’s too much garbage for just two garbage patches
Scientists have discovered a new floating garbage island off the coast of Chile.
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Boeing’s efficient Dreamliner planes are especially efficient at battery fires
The 787 is designed to be a "super-efficient" airplane, but the batteries that make that efficiency possible have been causing big problems.
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If you need any 70-year-old waterlogged lard, some just washed up on a beach
Baked goods taste better with real lard, and ocean-soaked baked goods from the 1940s taste better with ocean-soaked lard from the 1940s.
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More than half the U.S. is still in drought, and it’s likely to last through April
A little winter isn't going to stop the worst drought in decades.
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If transit doesn’t run on time, riders may just stop riding
People don't mind crowding so long as the bus or train shows up on time, according to a new study.
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Winterize your bike in under a minute with snap-on snow tires
Hardcore bikers want to keep pedaling to work even in snow and ice, but most of them also want to make it there with intact skulls.
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Oil companies turn to trains instead of Enbridge’s leaky pipes
Canadian pipeline company Enbridge is losing business as oil companies increasingly ship their product by rail instead of pipeline.
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Climate change explained in words even Glenn Beck could understand
Here's climate change using only the 1,000 most common English words (which include "change" but not "climate").
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U.S. military gets serious about microgrids … which is more exciting than it sounds
The military is working to make its bases energy self-sufficient through the deployment of "microgrids." What it learns will be useful to civilians as well.
