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FDA bans BPA from sippy cups after sippy cups no longer contain BPA
The bold move means that kids are as safe as yesterday, but that the FDA won't have to hear about it any more.
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Boy, I sure could go for some battery-powered air conditioner pants
Is that a tiny air conditioner in your pants, or do you just feel lukewarm about me? These cargo pants from Japan have a built-in battery-powered fan that sits in an exterior pocket, blowing cold air on the outside of your thigh. This is maybe not the most effective option, since ideally you want to […]
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Stop Fracking, Heal the Planet
Mark Ruffalo and Josh Fox have just released a short video about why it is so important for people to come to Washington, D.C. on July 28 to take part in the Stop the Frack Attack demonstration. They’re right! It is! Join them! Mark and Josh talk about two major reasons to come to DC […]
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City takes your collected trash, gives you fresh food in return
A growing number of cities in Central and South America are giving residents what may be the best deal ever made: You give us trash, and we give you food.
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On the 110th birthday of air conditioning: Stay cool
It's hot again. It is always hot.
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Bus driver catches 7-year-old girl when she falls from a window
Keyla McCree, an autistic 7-year-old, pushed a panel out of the new air conditioner in her Brooklyn apartment and climbed through it, out a third-story window. But she doesn’t even have a scratch, thanks to New York bus driver Steven St. Bernard, who lives in the same apartment complex. St. Bernard managed to catch Keyla […]
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‘Weed dating’ is like speed dating, but dirtier
I don’t know what you all look for in a mate, but if one of those qualities is “a willingness to trade farm labor for the possibility of romance,” you might skip speed dating and go for “weed dating.” The AP explains: Typically, speed daters meet at a bar or restaurant and switch conversational partners […]
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Mitt Romney may have a few million reasons to oppose wind power
Romney's long-standing relationship with Charles Koch has likely influenced his opinions on wind power for a long time. His recent opposition is not a big surprise.
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16-year-old scientist could turn Egypt’s plastic problem into a biofuel boom
What have you done for your country lately? Sixteen-year-old Azza Abdel Hamid Falad has figured out a way to make Egypt $78 million worth of biofuel each year. The key: an inexpensive catalyst that will turn plastic into fuel.
