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BP, still working out the kinks in this ‘fuel distribution’ thing, recalls gasoline
Excessive residue in gasoline from a refinery in Indiana could screw with the cars of 7,000 unlucky consumers.
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Super-freaky train station design looks like a spider laying eggs
The proposed structure for a Vienna train station looks like a mutant pregnant insect depositing its egg sacs.
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Romney’s energy plan dissected: Putting government to work for Big Oil
There is nothing here that would cause a sleepless night -- even a sleepless second -- for ExxonMobil executives.
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Not satisfied with destroying crops, the drought is now ruining quaint local traditions
Prepare yourself for the sort of sad, super-local news that makes the fact that the world is ending such a bummer. A flower show in Butte County, S.D., sucked this year because there wasn’t enough water to grow any really good flowers. We all know climate change is ruining the Earth in general, but ruining […]
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Crude oil made out of pig poo is totally going to save our bacon
One pig produces about eight pounds of manure a day. (Try not to think how many Reader’s Digests it might go through if it eliminated sitting on a toilet — you’ll just gross yourself out.) Anyway, that’s a lot of waste. But now, thanks to scientists at the University of Illinois, it might represent a […]
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Is your cup compostable — or biodegradable? And why does it matter again?
As more cities adopt municipal composting programs, the range of to-go ware made from bioplastics is expanding. Here's what you need to know about what's real, what's greenwashing, and why it matters.
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Save the median strip! Or, how to annoy E.O. Wilson
Emma Marris, author of "Rambunctious Garden," challenged noted conservationist E.O. Wilson by arguing that we should learn to value all types of nature -- human-altered places as well as pristine landscapes.
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Romney’s energy plan: How many times can you say ‘oil’?
Mentions of oil: 154. Mentions of climate: 0.
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SEC will require oil companies to disclose payments to foreign governments
The move, part of the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation, should increase transparency around fossil-fuel projects overseas.
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U.S. sees worst West Nile outbreak in its history
A relatively high number of West Nile cases, particularly around Dallas, have made 2012 the worst year for the disease since it arrived in the U.S.
