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Romney might be willing to consider supporting wind, now that Iowa is close
Mitt Romney has rarely met an issue he's not willing to jettison in the face of political opposition.
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The ultimate guilt-free diet: Hunting invasive species
Author and hunter Jackson Landers talks about how a steady diet of unwanted plants and animals can help solve some of today's most pressing environmental dilemmas.
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You think Sandy’s bad? Saturn had a storm that was bigger than Earth
The Great White Spot was as tall as North America and long enough to wrap several times around the Earth, and it raised the temperature in one part of the atmosphere by more than 150 degrees.
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Here are all of the ways that coal is bad for your health
It turns out -- and this will shock you -- that living near a coal mine or coal plant is unhealthy.
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Sandy has arrived
Mass evacuations, closed transit, terrified populace -- Hurricane Sandy is here, and like another massive threat encroaching on us, there's just one question: What damage will be done?
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Singapore now has a commercial vertical farm
The farm grows three kinds of vegetables, which is a very welcome development for a small, land-poor country.
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Ask Umbra: Is it greener to shop online?
A reader wonders if she can skip the trip to the big-box store and save the planet at the same time. Umbra answers unequivocally: "Yes. No. Maybe."
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David Attenborough: U.S. politicians duck climate change because of cost
The naturalist said politicians have a hard time addressing climate in this economy -- even as it becomes clear that some of climate change's impacts are already worse than expected.
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Fallen arches: McDonald’s sales slump blamed on food costs, smarter customers
With sales lagging, and a surprisingly sophisticated understanding of why consumers are losing trust in its products, McDonlad's plans to highlight its cheapest, least healthy foods.
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Infocomic: New report shows big gains for cycling and transit, if not city infrastructure
Infocomic: New report shows big gains for cycling and transit, if not city infrastructure.
