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Antarctica used to be covered in palm trees, says study
A new study examining 50-million-year-old ice from Antarctica indicates that the continent used to be covered in warm-weather flora like palm trees. And hey, maybe it could be again if carbon dioxide levels get too high! By “too high” we’re talking about really high — CO2 concentrations in the early Eocene epoch, the time period […]
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Opposition to the Navy’s biofuel program just got a little more hypocritical
Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) loves alternative fuels -- as long as they're made from fossil fuels.
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How did somebody steal half a million bees?
A beekeeper near Vancouver has reported the loss of 8,000 pounds of honey and 500,000 bees from one of his apiaries. Why would someone steal half a million bees? And how? Urban beekeeping is pretty hip right now so it’s the “how” we’re really stuck on. Here are our best theories: Filled beekeeper suits with […]
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What your hamburger really costs [VIDEO]
If we wanted to pay for the climate impact, water use, and healthcare costs behind our burgers, this video says we'd have to add $1.50 to the price of every one we ate.
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New Report Follows Money Trail Behind Attacks on Clean Energy
Every election season, more and more money is poured into campaigns. But there is a surprising new twist this year – fossil fuel interests are actually spending money to directly attack clean energy like wind and solar, as we reveal in a new report we are releasing today, “Clean Energy Under Siege” (PDF). Over the […]
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Behind the scenes at a big mountaintop-mining protest: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Over the weekend, protesters shut down part of a huge mountaintop-removal coal mining operation in West Virginia. One of the activists spills the dirt about police intimidation, abuse from local miners, and snubs from fellow protesters.
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Here is a week-old hedgehog having a dream
Oh, nothing much, just a 7-day-old hedgehog doing little kicks and squeaks in his sleep like he was a puppy dog.
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Why India went dark: Too little power, too little water, too much heat
An overview of some of the better analysis of how and why one-tenth of humanity lost power this week.
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The best rant about healthy eating that you will ever read
Until recently, we had not come across Erica Strauss or her work. But we wish we had. We wish we knew her. In fact, we wish she would have dinner with us.
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Japan bails out company behind Fukushima meltdown
A trillion yen bailout will allow the power company to clean up its mess. We're sure the Japanese people are thrilled about it.
