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Here’s what happens when water levels drop to scary lows
The hottest July in history means that wells in Missouri, the only source of water for some residents, are going dry.
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Gummi bear bratwursts are a crime against nature (but apparently taste sort of OK)
This should be a rule about food: If you wouldn't put two things in your mouth at the same time, they should not be combined into a single food.
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Meet the 82-year-old nun who just committed the worst nuclear security breach in U.S. history
Turns out nuns have more up their habit sleeves than knuckle-rapping rulers and twee songs for Austrian children.
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Floating island the size of New Jersey discovered in South Pacific
The New Zealand Navy discovered the 7,500-square-mile slab of buoyant rock, which an Australian officer described as "the weirdest thing I've seen in 18 years at sea."
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Summer Arctic sea ice is going extinct 50% faster than predicted
Do Santa's reindeer know how to swim?
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L.A. needs desert solar farms — but not everyone’s happy about it
As Los Angeles slowly phases out coal and some natural gas, solar parks in the deserts to the east are filling the energy void. But are they worth the potential local impacts?
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Ask Umbra: Can I toss these old bullets in a lake?
A readers asks about disposing of unwanted ammunition. Umbra sets her sights on a solution.
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Eliteschmerz: Chris Hayes explains why the meritocracy doesn’t feel your pain
MSNBC host and polysyllabic wunderkind Chris Hayes talks about elites, electricity, and the ethos of competition.
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Could Minneapolis Get Cleaner Energy With a Utility Takeover?
As we spoke to legislators and activists roaming the halls of the State Capitol this past legislative session, it became increasingly clear that Xcel Energy and other utilities are calling the shots for our energy future. They decide which bills will be heard and, ultimately, which will be passed into law. Not coincidentally, a champion […]
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Paul Ryan’s budget plan is very nice to Big Oil
Paul Ryan's proposed budget would keep Big Oil fat and happy while condemning the rest of us to high energy prices, job losses to other nations, and air pollution.
