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2012 saw the fewest wildfires in a decade — but the second-most acres burned ever
NASA's map of the year's wildfires in the U.S. is jaw-dropping.
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Now someone is trying to sell human-poop coffee
Joke? Not a joke? What avid, Portland-dwelling Grist List reader wants to respond to this ad and find out?
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Americans are quite literally giving their gold and silver away
Mining companies don't have to pay any royalties at all to extract precious metals from public land. A new GAO report highlights the absurdity.
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Signs of the apocalypse: Kangaroo-on-dog belly rubs, cats nursing hedgehogs
We know, we know, it's totally irrational to think that the world is going to end on Dec. 21. But then you see something like a kangaroo giving a dog a belly rub ...
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Interior: We’ll maybe finalize those fracking rules next year
Last May, the department suggested new regulations by the end of 2012. No longer.
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Giving cars their own version of the internet could reduce crashes by 80 percent
Networking vehicles might cut down on accidents as much as 80 percent.
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What does obesity have to do with climate change? Plenty, say some scientists
A less stable climate will likely cause food prices to spike, and that could mean more of us in the developed world will be eating highly processed, fattening foods.
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Different breeds of urban agriculture duke it out in Detroit
The Detroit City Council has OK'd a big, millionaire-backed urban forestry project, but will it also support smaller community farms?
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Oil companies polluting aquifers with EPA’s blessing
While much of the country suffers from drought, the feds give oil and mining companies licenses to pollute what water we do have.
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Study finds ‘widespread seafood fraud’ at restaurants
Almost 40 percent of tested fish in New York City were mislabeled, with endangered or toxic varieties being served instead of what's listed on the menu.
