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The world’s earliest dinosaur was tiny enough that your dog could take it on
Because Nyasasaurus parringtoni is so old, researchers had to convince themselves that he was really a dinosaur—but they're pretty convinced.
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Why we’re still fighting the smog that once choked London: It still kills
As the EPA gets close to finalizing new soot standards, a look at how this pollution affects our health.
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Genius ad finally says it out loud: Exxon hates your children
This ad could be on TVs across the country in just a few days.
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Russia had a three-day traffic jam
There was a three-day traffic jam in Russia because of a snow storm. You thought maybe Russians were good at dealing with snow? Apparently they are not.
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Who loves eating lobsters more than you? Lobsters
Lobsters eating lobsters -- just more proof that the world is going to hell in a handbasket. But If they can just figure out how to make French fries, they can open up a little stand on the pier.
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Big-city problems, small-farm solutions: ‘Carbon Zero,’ chapter 6
Reorganizing our food system provides an opportunity to ratchet down our cities' carbon emissions while also reconnecting them to the natural world.
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Mother load: The secret to DIY kombucha
You'll need a kombucha "mother" to make your own. The good news is you don't have to get it from your housemate’s boyfriend, who got it from a girl on Craigslist in exchange for a ride to Portland.
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As global climate talks founder, young people demand real change
Delegates from around the world have convened in Qatar for the COP18 climate talks. Frustrated with the inaction, youth activists raise some hell.
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In defense of a carbon tax
In response to David Roberts' post outlining why a carbon tax could be tricky to pull off, two proponents of the policy offer 10 reasons why we should still push for one.
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Tim DeChristopher banned from dangerous acts of ‘social justice’
The climate activist, now done serving time for disrupting an oil lease auction, has been banned by feds from working in a church's social justice ministry.
