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BLM announces draft of ‘common sense’ rules for fracking
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) just released a draft [PDF] of its new rules for hydraulic fracturing on public lands. These rules were last revised in 1988, and they’re being updated to deal with the current fracking boom (the BLM says 90 percent of new wells going in on public land are using fracking). […]
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Giant plant tags tell you how to care for streetlights, hydrants, and mailboxes
It’s all very well to talk about the urban jungle, but how often are you supposed to water it? Carmichael Collective’s tongue-in-cheek urban plant tags offer care instructions for metropolitan flora like benches, fire hydrants, stop signs, and mailboxes.
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More pictures of dogs on bikes than you ever knew you wanted
We thought that one dog on a bike was exciting. But Keenan Roberts at Buzzfeed knows better. What’s more exciting than one dog on a bike? TWENTY DOGS ON TWENTY BIKES. These two are my favorites:
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Critical List: Fracking fluids reach aquifers in only a few years; Heartland’s weird campaign
According to a new study, it only takes a few years for fracking fluids to migrate from deep in the ground into aquifers. We know we should ignore this sort of campaign from Heartland, but seriously? Climate change advocates are like the Unabomber?? Could senior BP officials get caught in the Justice Department’s criminal probe?
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Science says: Cut that steak in half to keep the climate in check
In their continuing efforts to go beyond CO2, some scientists have been looking seriously at the impact of nitrous oxide on the climate, and results point to a very familiar refrain: Eat more plants, less meat.
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Big Oil dominates political attacks on Obama
Last month, almost 14,000 negative ads focused on energy. Why is energy dominating the right's campaign against Obama?
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Too hot not to notice? Connecting the dots on climate
This weekend's global day of action will highlight that underneath the immediate distractions of flood and drought, climate change is the biggest thing going on every single day.
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Southern discomfort: Tracing a region’s history through its food
What do food and farming have to do with race and culture? This food historian says plenty.
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How wind power fits into our energy diet
Wind is a critical part of a clean and reliable energy future. But only in moderation, as part of a balanced grid diet.
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Science alone can’t tell us how bad climate change will be
Predictions about the impacts of climate change involve politics as much as physics.
