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The travails of a novice bike commuter
Want to ride to work but too scared to try? You’re not alone. Here is one first-timer’s harrowing tale, along with a few words of wisdom for those new to the biking tribe.
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Save the axolotl! Um, sure, but why?
Bears and sloths and salamanders are nifty and all, but do we really need to save every one of them? There’s a lot that needs saving, and frankly, we’re busy people. The Generation Anthropocene crew explores this tough question.
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Obama’s stimulus package was a ginormous clean energy bill, says Michael Grunwald
Despite all the right-wing carping, the big 2009 stimulus bill was successful, well-administered, and virtually scandal-free, writes Michael Grunwald in his new book. And it gave a huge boost to renewables and cleantech.
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Hot seawater forces shutdown of nuclear reactor in Connecticut
Can't decide what's most alarming about that headline.
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John Boehner wants to know why Obama caused this drought
We have some theories.
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Our Father, who art making the glacier smaller, please make it bigger now, OK?
The people in Fiesch, Switzerland, live near the massive Aletsch and Fiesher glacier, which, like most glaciers, is melting rapidly. But it’s OK — because the town’s highly religious residents have come up with a solution with proven results: prayer. They know it works, they say, because it’s prayer that got the glacier to recede. […]
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Paul Ryan used to drive the Wienermobile
Romney's VP pick has driven one of the most intrinsically funny objects on Earth.
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Hotter weather could lead to parasite problems — at least for frogs
Some frogs were found to be more susceptible to parasites following broad swings in temperature. People? To be determined.
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Meet Harold Hamm, the billionaire oil tycoon who’s advising Mitt Romney on energy
A profile of Hamm in the Washington Post seems bound to get people to like him. They shouldn't.
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A climate change fix conservatives can love
Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer advocates for a tax on carbon-spewing companies -- an approach to climate action steeped in conservative economics.
