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Court kicks anti-phone-book laws to the curb where you’re totally going to stub your toe on them
A federal court tosses Seattle's anti-phone-book ordinance in the recycling bin, citing the First Amendment. That's bad news for San Francisco too.
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Keystone blockaders get their hands dirty in biggest protest yet
More than 50 activists tried to disrupt construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in Texas on Monday, and 10 got arrested in the process.
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See the sponsored ad the coal industry is running on Facebook
The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity is running a debate-themed ad on Facebook: 18th-century energy technology meets 21st-century communications.
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A tropical disease takes hold in a warming Alaska
Scientists found that 7.2 percent of Alaskan birds they tested were infected with avian malaria.
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Trampoline bridge would be the best-ever way to get across a river
This proposed inflatable bridge has 90-foot trampolines and a view of the Eiffel Tower. Who needs to see the rest of Paris?
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Is David Axelrod responsible for climate change inaction?
With polls showing more voters concerned about climate change, why are politicians ignoring the issue on the campaign trail? It could come down to bad advice from one person.
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Here’s Romney’s latest attack on green investment: A123 Systems
A123, a battery manufacturer that got federal stimulus funding, has declared bankruptcy. You'll hear about this during Tuesday's debate.
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Skydive from space recreated in LEGO
If you missed Felix Baumgartner's freefall jump, which sponsor Red Bull swears will have scientific validity, you can see it recreated at 1:350 scale with LEGOs here. Or you could watch the video, I GUESS.
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Water-spout jetpacks are hands down the coolest personal transport we’ve seen
These jetpacks, which hold you up on columns of water, are not an alternative to cars (yet). But they look like the funnest EVER.
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Rogue ‘geoengineer’ dumps iron into the Pacific to create massive algal bloom
A California man couldn't get buy-in on his geoengineering plan, so he just went ahead with it on his own. Note to readers: Saving the world is not a DIY project.
