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People who don’t accept climate change also don’t accept that it’s hot
If you want people to accept climate change because it's hot outside, first you have to get them to accept that it's hot outside.
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How to make a tiny car: Just cut a regular car in half
Look, it still totally works!
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Flying the coop: The scrambled world of backyard poultry
Dream of nesting down with a flock of chickens, but too intimidated to try it? Our green-living pioneer, the Greenie Pig, discovers it’s not as hard as you think.
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Residents of Key West have a choice: dengue fever or GMO mosquitoes?
Oh, we forgot one. The existing solution to the mosquito problem is widespread use of insecticide. Probably not much more appealing.
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Hot out? Guess that means that everyone believes in climate change again
Well, not everyone. But maybe enough to sway Congress if we make a few adjustments.
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New San Francisco legislation will jump-start urban farming
On Tuesday, San Francisco passed game-changing legislation that should cement the city’s role as a national leader in urban food production.
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Map shows where the biggest couch potatoes live (and it’s NOT the U.S.!)
A group of researchers looked at health surveys covering 89 percent of the world’s population and came to a surprising conclusion — Americans are not the least active people on the planet. Six in 10 of us get “30 minutes of moderate exercise five days a week,” “20 minutes of vigorous exercise three days a […]
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‘Climategate’ investigation winds down with a whimper
If you are really, really into the nuances of the fake Climategate scandal, you'll love this post.
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Tiny squid may be killing themselves by having too much sex
Marathon three-hour sex sessions may SOUND like a good idea, but if you’re a 2.8-inch long southern dumpling squid, it may tire you out so much that you can’t feed or protect yourself, says a new study.
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How the White House weakened EPA’s soot standard
A report from the Washington Post demonstrates
