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It’s official: There is no such thing as mermaids
You might have thought the federal government wouldn’t have to weigh in on an issue mainly popularized by Disney and 4-year-olds, but apparently you would be wrong. NOAA has made an update to its “Ocean Facts” site stating that mermaids do not exist, and “[n]o evidence of aquatic humanoids has ever been found.” Well, that’s a […]
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We can’t solve our environmental problems without business
“If business isn’t developing solutions to our sustainability issues, they won’t be developed,” says Andy Hoffman, a professor of sustainable enterprise at the University of Michigan.
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The perfect Fourth of July side dish
Planning to grill on the Fourth? This foolproof summer side will please a crowd (and you only need to buy four ingredients).
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Parched Midwest could mean smaller Gulf dead zone
The dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico could be unusually small this year -- not because of better agricultural practices, but because of drought.
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Massive fracking company pays way lower tax rate than Grist interns
Chesapeake Energy Corp., the second-largest natural-gas producer in the U.S., has paid just 1 percent in income taxes over its 23-year history.
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The new fossil-fuel glut: Less glutty than you think
Michael Liebreich, head of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, talks with David Roberts about whether this supposed "oil glut" deserves the hype.
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Selma, Montgomery, and Climate Change
(Reposted from Huffington Post) How weird would it have been if, in the 1960s, the press had reported from Selma, Birmingham, and Montgomery like this: “Selma, Al. March 7 (AP) — Protests Swell in the South! Hundreds marched out of Selma on Highway 80 today. Many protesters were left bloodied, coughing, and severely injured when […]
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Stunning map shows 100 years of earthquake data
This image is the work of data visualizer Josh Nelson, and it represents over 100 years of earthquake data, from 1898 to 2003 — 203,186 quakes that rated 4 or higher on the Richter scale.
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The suburbs are still winning
We reported last week that many large American cities are growing at a faster rate than their suburbs. But a closer look at the numbers is not so encouraging.
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Mickey Mouse pushes fossil fuels in this 1985 comic book
Matt Novak of Paleofuture has been posting photos of a 1985 Disney comic touting the benefits of oil pipelines and coal. What’s really striking is how much it genuinely sounds like Republican talking points. I guess Goofy is the American public, Mickey is the GOP, and whoever does Mickey’s voice is the Koch brothers.
