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Why the latest geek cause really does matter to the planet, too
Congress is busy trying to wreck the internet again in the name of cracking down on piracy. Today, Grist joins many other online groups in opposing the latest proposals to, in effect, censor the online world.
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Taxpayer dollars squandered in Virginia climate scandal
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli continues his state-funded crusade against "hockey stick" climate scientist Michael Mann, despite Mann's repeated vindication.
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North Carolina gets great clean air news
Great clean air news out of North Carolina today – the Sierra Club and four of our key allies are announcing a settlement that will retire 1,600-megawatts of dirty coal power. North Carolina has long been a clean air leader, from passing the landmark Clean Smokestacks Act a decade ago, which requires all coal plants […]
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Chatting with the climate scientist Newt dissed
Katherine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist and evangelical Christian, wrote a chapter on climate change for Newt Gingrich's upcoming book, only to find out he scrapped it. Hear her thoughts on talking to conservatives about global warming, and why the threat of hate mail makes it hard for climate scientists to speak out.
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Paula Deen’s missed opportunity
Food Network star and fried Twinkie maven Paula Deen could have used the public unveiling of her Type 2 diabetes diagnosis -- and the resulting gig with Novo Nordisk -- to reach out to Americans struggling to eat healthier. Instead she told America: "It won't change how I cook."
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Situation normal, all fracked up: Obama embraces fracking
The Obama administration appears to have bought the hype about abundant natural gas. In a report last week, it endorsed the "safe and environmentally responsible" extraction of the fuel via hydraulic fracturing.
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The hagfish defeats its predators with slime
This video from National Geographic will make any self-respecting maritime predator think twice before attacking a hagfish, an eel-like creature that secretes slime from its pores. Also, fair warning, you may not want to watch this with food in your mouth. (Click the image below to watch the video on the NatGeo site.)
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Orangutans will eat adorable lorises if they have to
If orangutans can't get fruit, they will EAT SLOW LORISES.
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‘Beyonce fly’ has a solid gold butt
Say its name, say its name: This horsefly has been dubbed "Scaptia beyonceae" because of its golden rear end.
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How to start urban composting in your building
Dirt is great stuff: You can grow things in it, which means that in the future when the only thing left is climate change, zombies, and Terminators designed to look like Kardashians, it will be a kind of wealth. So you should probably be hoarding it like a Ron Paul fanboy hoards gold. The cool […]
