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Court strikes down major EPA air pollution rule
The decision from a D.C. appeals court is a victory for power generators, and a defeat for air-breathers.
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Hey, weather man: Where’s the climate coverage?
TV viewers want meteorologists to explain why their country's on fire. Will weathercasters embrace the responsibility when they meet this week at their annual conference?
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Carpooling bird hitches a ride on a moving vehicle
I always assumed that the reason normal, non-rich-people cars don’t have hood ornaments is that a) tiny car sculptures are not for plebeians and b) Bart Simpson might steal them. But it turns out there’s another reason: Without a hood ornament, you have more room for birds.
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Life-Saving Cross-State Air Pollution Protections in Jeopardy After Court Ruling
Today, the D.C. Circuit Court ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency’s Cross-State Air Pollution protection (PDF), which sought to protect Americans from dangerous air pollution from coal-fired power plants. The protection would have reduced life-threatening soot and smog pollution from power plants in 28 states and helped curb poor air quality days and respiratory illnesses […]
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This robot has the most swagger of any robot you’ve seen
Yeah, I think I’m comfortable with this country’s research funding going towards developing android swaggerbots. As far as I’m concerned, this could be DARPA’s greatest achievement since the internet.
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2012: Fewest tornadoes, least ice, most acres burned
In the climate Olympics, we're all winners! If by winners you don't mean anything positive.
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Glow-in-the-dark solar bikes = rad
If anyone hits you while you are riding this bike, provided you are still alive, you would be totally within your rights to scream at them, "Are you blind?"
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Coal train derails in Maryland, killing two
The derailment occurred just west of Baltimore.
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Starbucks is turning leftover scones and coffee grounds into useful stuff like plastic
The company is hoping they can come up with something a little more creative and sustainable than the current plan of incineration, composting, or disposal.
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Amid drought, farmers flood social media
Parched farmers are using Twitter as a social-media-style rain gauge, a help line, and an open channel to their urban customers.
