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How many guinea pigs does it take to mow your lawn?
The average American lawn is one-fifth of an acre, or 8,712 square feet. That’s a lot of passes with your push reel mower. Wouldn’t it be easier if you could just hire some goats, cows, or guinea pigs to take care of it for you? Movoto.com, a real estate company, is helping you plan your […]
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Edible Bus Stop turns London transit routes into a network of community gardens
Obviously your first thought when you hear “edible bus stop” is “Stay away! It was built by witches!” (No? Just me?) But shockingly, the Edible Bus Stop project is not about luring children to bus stops by building them out of gingerbread. Instead, it’s about providing food to the community by turning bus stops into […]
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This amazing lightweight bike is made entirely out of cardboard
The bikes cost about $10 to make and can support up to 300 pounds.
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Extreme summer storms could tear us a new ozone hole
Strong thunderstorms may send moisture high into the atmosphere, where it combines with remaining CFCs to break down protective ozone gas.
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Umbra’s second helpings: DIY lube [VIDEO]
Looking for love products in all the wrong places? Don't let toxic lubes rub you the wrong way. Umbra puts a little green lotion in your motion.
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The West in flames: Get used to it
Look at the fires that have raged this year in Colorado and New Mexico, and you're seeing not a "perfect storm" of temporary conditions, but evidence of the new normal in the American West.
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When disaster strikes, Twitter might save us
Scientists mine social media, email, and other communication data to prepare for hurricanes, heat waves, and other natural disasters.
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Today in coal: Americans hate it, India hates it, Siberia hates it
You hate it. I hate it. We all hate it for ... ice ... cream. (Oops, that didn't work.)
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Mr. Romney thinks we should give big oil companies another $3.8 billion a year in tax breaks
Romney is giving oil executives a good reason to vote for him. (Making, by our count, 465,361 such reasons.)
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Senate Republicans introduce same-old energy legislation, give it funny name
If it seems like you've seen these proposals before, you have. And they kind of admit it.
