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The coolest ways to charge your phone when you don’t have power
Post-Sandy, our idea of "emergency supplies" might expand beyond canned goods and water to include one of these cell-charging innovations.
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If you can figure out where the Kochs’ campaign millions are going, let us know
The oil-billionaire Koch brothers pledged to spend $60 million on this election, but almost all of the spending has been hidden.
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New green energy superhero KidWind manages to out-dork Captain Planet
One of the main challenges when you’re trying to change attitudes about the environment -- how do you make it cool to care?
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The media talked about climate change, for a bit
After superstorm Sandy, the media started mentioning climate more often in its political reporting. Already that coverage has started to wane.
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How rain on Election Day helps Republicans
Not covered: How rain on your wedding day is ironic.
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This company cleans up nuclear waste by turning it into glass
Among all of the terrible ways to get rid of nuclear waste, there's one that stands above the rest for being a little less horrible: turning the radioactive parts into glass, a process called “vitrification.”
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Climate scientist: Screw this, I’m going to go make pickles
Is there any job more depressing than climate scientist? It’s no wonder Addie Rose Holland decided to pickle things for a living instead.
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ExxonMobil contributes to Hurricane Sandy
$1 million dollars. What'd you think we meant?
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Zipcar is half-price today, to help you get to the polls
You need to vote, and if you have to drive to the polling place, so be it. Zipcar will help.
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This guy is putting the Earth up for auction, and it’s only $123 million
You're face to face with the man who sold the world on Yahoo Auctions.