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Buzzkill: EPA rejects beekeepers’ pesticide petition
In March, beekeepers and environmentalists petitioned the EPA to take the pesticide clothianidin -- a suspect in bee die-offs -- off the market. Last week, EPA said no.
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GMO sugar beets get the green light
Last week, the USDA fully deregulated herbicide resistant sugar beets. And while the shift isn't a surprise to most advocates, it does hint at larger problems within the system.
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Security hawks should be freaked about population growth
Civil conflicts tend to crop up in countries with lots of young people and not enough jobs. See: Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, and the Palestinian territories.
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Cargill recalls over 29,000 pounds of ground beef
Cook your meat, America.
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Fracking research: Industry-sponsored, unclear, and misinterpreted
Science: Harder for people who aren't scientists.
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The lesser of two evils: Why food advocates are pushing for a farm bill they don’t love
Sustainable food advocates don't like the farm bills drafted by the House or the Senate, but they're pushing Congress to pass a final bill before the current one runs out Sept. 30 anyway.
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The $1.3 billion wasted in the debt ceiling fight could buy a lot of Merlot
But the political value to the Republican party was priceless.
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Republicans want end to regulations, you eaten by alligator
House Republicans are pushing a bill that would ban any new major regulations until unemployment drops below 6 percent. Really.
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Here’s a mama polar bear helping her baby to safety
It’s sort of unfortunate that polar bears have become such a symbol of the need to protect our natural world, because while I support them being alive and all, they are also cold-eyed killers that if given a chance would eat you and everyone you care about (adorable sled-dog stories notwithstanding.) But still, this is […]
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Levitating LED light bulb could easily be the coolest thing in your house
The internet is full of makers, creating homebrewed technology out of stuff they have lying around, but every so often someone makes a thing that I can totally see as the centerpiece of tomorrow’s science-fiction way of life. For instance, this levitating LED bulb.
