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A Romney administration would create 3 million new energy jobs — but then, so would yours
The candidate's claims of creating millions of new jobs sets a surprisingly low bar for him to vault.
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London’s proposed commuter canal would let you swim to work
Two architects have proposed an 8-mile swimming/skating lane in London. It's probably not going to happen. But it should, and it makes us think every city should just do something crazy and beautiful like this.
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Miracle fish: Is the search for the perfect farmed seafood really over?
As an herbivorous fish that makes its own omega-3 fatty acids, the barramundi is a promising farmed choice. But even this relatively green species doesn't solve all aquaculture's problems.
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San Francisco artist mends clothes and builds community — just by giving a darn
Artist Michael Swaine fixes clothes for free on San Francisco streets. But he envisions going beyond fighting throwaway culture to start helping others build community.
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Nature-loving kid aims to be photographed with every type of animal on Earth
In the last 11 years, Tallon Nightwalker has been photographed with more than 840 animals, live and up close. But he’s still got more than 25,000 to go to reach his goal, because Tallon is aiming to be photographed with every type of animal on the planet.
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Wall Street Journal hypes ‘little-known’ decision limiting oil drilling that it reported in August
But August was a reallllly long time ago, so it's hard to blame them.
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Don’t expect any new coal-ash regulations within the next 23 days
The EPA proposed new rules for coal ash in 2010, but they haven't moved forward yet. And depending on what happens on Nov. 6, maybe they never will.
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This 30,000-square-foot building is made out of beer bottles
The Morrow Royal Pavilion looks like some kind of palace, but it's made of crushed beer bottles mixed with fly ash.
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This urn uses your ashes to grow a tree to (sort of) take your place
A French designer has created something called the Poetree, so that your loved one can plant a tree in your ashes and you can live on forever. You'll be living on forever as a tree, but it's better than nothing.
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Here’s a really terrible pro-helmet ad, and nine much better ideas
Rather than encouraging helmet use, this campaign seems liable to scare people out of biking in the first place.
