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People will go out of their way to hit turtles with cars, because people are jerks
A university student found that drivers will go out of their way to hit a fake box turtle. Conclusion: People are mean, being a turtle sucks.
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Coal keeps on selling, lawsuits and bad economics be damned
Watch Peabody Energy sell tons of coal even as you read about why it shouldn't sell any at all.
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Kyoto’s first phase expires as greenhouse gas emissions and dirty energy use spike
Ah, well. It was worth a shot.
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This tiny tricycle house lets you bring your home with you
The Tricycle House is a dream come true for anyone who wants to live life like a snail.
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You spend up to three months a year searching through your clutter
Go ahead -- get rid of it.
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Shell squeezes one last Arctic screwup into 2012
Capping a year of mishaps in the Arctic, Shell beached one of its drilling rigs on an Alaskan island.
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Here’s what a day looks like for New York’s pothole crusaders
"We'll get those potholes," says Richard Cicale, the director of street maintenance in Manhattan.
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Got a New Year’s hangover? Chicago has a clinic just for you
Horrible hangover? Give these people in Chicago 99 bucks and an hour of your time and kiss it goodbye.
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Fiscal fiasco bright spot: 2013 will be a huge year for wind
The fiscal deal extends a key tax credit for the wind industry for one year, and changes it in a way that will prod a lot of development in 2013.
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Hyper-dysfunctional Congress punts on Sandy relief
The least productive Congress in a generation is adjourning without allocating any aid at all for those affected by Hurricane Sandy.
