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The a$#&^% biker problem: Why it’s hard to share the road
There’s no doubt about it. Riding a bicycle on the streets can turn you into a monster. But whose fault is that?
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Critical List: North Sea gas leak poses oil spill risk; Chinese oil company is larger than ExxonMobil
A look at the big news of the day.
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Put your money where your mouth is: Funding food with Kickstarter
The online fundraising platform isn't just for artists and techies anymore; in 2011 alone, 241 successful Kickstarter food projects netted over $2.8 million.
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And you thought that heat wave was bad?
Scientists decided to investigate the outer limits of humans' ability to tolerate hotter temperatures. Fans won't cut it in the future.
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Welcome to my new blog
You may be asking, "New blog? What the hell have you been doing for the last eight years?" Let me explain.
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Boehner bombs: House speaker fails on transportation bill
With just hours left before a congressional holiday, it looks like House Speaker John Boehner, rather than accepting a bipartisan compromise, has opted to do nothing about the nation's roads.
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More evidence of a distributed solar sweet spot
If the cost of electricity were the only factor in energy discussions, we’d probably have a lot more coal and a lot less renewable energy. But the truth is that renewable energy can compete on cost and distributed renewable energy has a lot more value beyond just electricity, as illustrated in this one facet in this brief examination by the Clean Coalition.
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Drawing inspiration in the climate fight from Rachel Carson
A new book of essays celebrating Rachel Carson offers inspiration as we move forward in the climate fight.
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Three things that will cost more in 2012 — and one that will cost less
What’s trending in Q1 of 2012? Three things that will cost more going forward and one that will definitely be heading down -- and the causes behind all four are the same.
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Kate Zidar: A sewershed grows in Brooklyn
Salvaging a notoriously polluted urban creek takes nerds of steel.
