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2012 was the hottest year in history in New York, D.C., Louisville, Philadelphia …
And on and on and on ...
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Avis buys Zipcar, delighting investors and unnerving customers
A deal to acquire the car-sharing company might make more Zipcars available on the weekends. It might also kill the business altogether.
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This is what your city would look like without light pollution
This photography series shows what the night sky might look like after humans and their light pollution are wiped off the planet.
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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.
