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The GOP primary just got a little less sane on climate change
Lindsey Graham was one of the few Republicans contenders with a reasonable position on climate change. He just dropped out.
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Is lusting after a Volkswagen an environmental sin?
A reader is conflicted about whether to buy a new VW, what with all the recent emissions-evading sneakiness -- so advice maven Umbra Fisk suggests a few rules of the road.
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What should you get your kids for Christmas this year? (Hint: Don’t buy it!)
Watch our video to find out real live children react to DIY presents.
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It’s practically impossible to define “GMOs”
The more you look into it, the more you find that there is no way to sensibly draw a line around a class of foods and say they contain GMOs.
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Make this lavender sheet spray for a sweeter sleep
Spruce up your linens with the soothing scent of lavender.
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A 19th-century glimpse of nature and a changing climate
John Ruskin’s warnings about a “plague-wind” in 1871 offer one way of looking at the Paris deal.
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Turns out ancient humans were bad for nature, too!
A new study shows humans have been changing the way other species interact for much longer than we thought.
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A president and a Bear walk into a glacier: Watch Obama’s wilderness adventure
President Obama visited the Exit Glacier and talked climate change on "Running Wild with Bear Grylls."
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What makes mayo? FDA finally answers this existential question
Remember the great mayo battle of 2015? It finally has a victor.
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BMW and Mercedes accused of cheating on emissions tests
More car manufacturers join Volkswagen in the hot seat.
