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Umbra’s second helpings: Avoiding toxic makeup [VIDEO]
At first blush, makeup seems too toxic to even bother with. Umbra's here with fresh ways to freshen up.
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The green take on Elizabeth Warren vs. Scott Brown — and three more hot Senate races
Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown are clashing over energy in Massachusetts. So are Todd Akin and Claire McCaskill in Missouri, and candidates in Montana and New Mexico. Here's the green take on four senate races you should know about.
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Literal grassroots leadership: The Soil Carbon Challenge
Sitting down to talk about his work to focus the climate-saving power of soil carbon, Peter Donovan starts off with a trick question. “What’s the major greenhouse gas?” I fall right into it. “Carbon dioxide.” “No, it’s water vapor.” Of course, he’s right, and I know it. I have answered the question I thought I […]
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The bacon shortage, explained graphically
You thought you were in the clear after last month's global bacon scare, but you're wrong. Here's the bacon shortage explained in one simple graphic.
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The Great Lakes are one Enbridge pipeline failure away from disaster
A narrow waterway separating two Great Lakes is home to a tar sands pipeline operated by the company responsible for the worst on-land spill in U.S. history.
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More boomers looking to retire to cities
A new Urban Land Institute report says older Americans are increasingly choosing to live in cities over traditional retirement communities.
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Pro-oil ‘think tank’ wants to remind you that facts are dumb
The American Enterprise Institute says the media shouldn't be worried about facts because who cares? (Seriously.)
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Construction of school building halted by newts
You can't build a school on an endangered newt habitat, so, uh ... everyone go home, I guess!
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Could higher gas prices doom President Obama?
According to our analysis: Nope.
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Bite your nails, then cry like an infant as conservationists rescue a baby elephant from a well
Clear your schedule. This one is going to keep you and your feelings busy for a while.
