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Stephen Colbert on ‘wind turbine syndrome’
Colbert takes on the health effects of wind turbines ... including herpes.
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Building climate resilience through smarter cities and tighter communities
To cope with climate change and the disasters it brings, we need not just better infrastructure but stronger community ties.
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Obama limits oil-shale development OK’d by Bush
The Interior Dept. plans to close 1.6 million acres of federal land that had been slated by the Bush admin for oil-shale development. Remember Bush?
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Will baby boomers just keep on driving?
Boomers drove America's love affair with the automobile. Now that they're aging, will they cut out the driving, or just shift to different cars?
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Grist’s theme for November: What’s next for the climate?
Introducing: monthly themes! Here's a smattering of the stuff we've got on tap.
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Hundreds of thousands still without power post-Sandy, provoking backlash against utilities
New York Gov. Cuomo is furious with utilities and promises to review their contracts. Meanwhile, Reuters looks at whether customers could sue.
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Sustainable food advocates should celebrate National Scrapple Day
If you're already thinking "eeeeeewwwwww," stop. Scrapple is a great, old-school example of nose-to-tail cooking.
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Climate science is Nate Silver and U.S. politics is Karl Rove
Republicans disregarded Nate Silver and other empiricists, and lost badly. Almost everyone is ignoring the empirical data of climate scientists -- and our losses could be catastrophic.
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Obama might push for a carbon tax, according to optimists unfamiliar with ‘the House’
Several reports have suggested that a carbon tax could be part of a budget deal. John Boehner laughed and laughed.
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These amazing parade floats are made out of flowers
There's nothing a little inter-neighborhood rivalry to really make groups of people dream up even more astounding creations.
