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Hurricane Isaac makes landfall on the Gulf Coast
A levee in the southeast corner of Louisiana was overtopped, but the storm's effect on New Orleans has so far been minimal on the seventh anniversary of the arrival of Katrina.
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The Chesapeake Bay: Another possible casualty of this year’s farm bill
Will farm conservation in the nation's largest estuary be killed in this year's fraught farm bill negotiations? Farmers and green groups hope not.
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Heart of glass: Has nature healed a California beach, or does that just make us feel better about our trash?
On the Northern California coastline, the ocean is swallowing up a former garbage dump -- a sign of Mother Nature’s power, sure, and a reminder of our wasteful ways.
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This is the most science-fictiony solar generator we’ve ever seen
If we’re really going to get a significant part of our energy from solar power, we’re going to need to have a LOT of solar panels. Ideally, we’d put solar panels on everything — every roof, every wall, every car. Solar panels on the Capitol. Solar panels on the Moon. So it might be a […]
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Mice are killing people in California, scaring away subway riders in Britain
The spread of hantavirus among mice appears to be an unpleasant side effect of climate change.
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Pencil that sprouts into a plant will solve zero problems but is cool
The 12 people who still write with pencils will be excited about this Kickstarter, funding production of a pencil that sprouts into flowers or herbs when it gets too short to use. This will solve the rampant problem of discarded pencil stubs filling up landfills with … uh … wood and rock. Okay, it won’t solve […]
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Obama administration finalizes 54.5 mpg standard for automobiles
With support from car manufacturers and unions, the new standard promises to save Americans $1.7 trillion at the gas pump.
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Got a broken coral reef? Send in the tiny robots
Coral reefs are fragile. Their biggest enemies: storms and bottom-fishing. Their new best friend? Tiny robots. Yes, robots are now good for more than speaking in a monotone and repeating the same non-sequitur every time you ask them a question. Researchers at Heriot-Watt University are developing swarms of underwater robots that can repair busted coral […]
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Albany Action a Big Boost to No-Fracking Movement
Upwards of 2,000 people attended the Don’t Frack New York demonstration yesterday, Monday, August 27 in Albany, N.Y. That’s a lot of people on a work day in the last week of August. But it wasn’t just the numbers that were impressive. It was the vision articulated by numerous speakers at the pre-march and post-march […]
