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Umbra’s second helpings: Advice for an earth- and kid-friendly Halloween
Looking for a way to please the wee zombies without jacking them up on store-bought sugar? Here are a few tricks you might try.
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New urban migration patterns shaped by the youngs
As the economy recovers, Americans are finally moving again -- at least the young, urban-bound population.
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Geoengineering: ‘Chemotherapy’ for the planet, only riskier
What is this "geoengineering" thing? Does it work? Read on to find out! (Spoiler: an idea; TBD.)
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Will.i.am is turning plastic water bottles into pants, other stuff
The musician's company Ekocycle is partnering with companies like Levi Strauss to turn plastic bottles into useful items.
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Pacific fish from Japan to Oregon still radioactive from Fukushima fallout
From Fukushima to Oregon, Pacific fish are still hurting from last March's nuclear fallout.
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Warmer seas may release frozen methane into the sky forever
Which would be a bummer.
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Frontline: Did the climate deniers win? Not so fast
A PBS "Frontline" special chronicles the rise of Tea Party-fueled climate skepticism during Obama's term -- a trend that already appears to be reversing.
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Big Coal Bullying Prompts University to Destroy Artwork
Bullied by coal companies and their allies in the Wyoming legislature, the University of Wyoming earlier this year caved to threats that millions of dollars in funding were in jeopardy if they didn’t remove an outdoor art installation on the university campus that Big Coal deemed offensive. The sculpture, “Carbon Sink: What Goes Around Comes […]
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Internal documents show TransCanada hid pipeline flaws before 2011 explosion
Don't worry, though. Keystone is totally safe, except the part the company shut down last week.
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GOP candidate: ‘My opponent believes in global warming and has been to other countries, he is basically a monster’
This could be the strangest campaign ad this season.