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Waste heat from cities can heat up other parts of the planet
Cities can help solve climate change, but a new study finds that urban areas are also contributing to climate disruption in an unexpected way.
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It was probably inevitable that someone would draw the New York subway as a penis
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thinks the subway map looks like a dong though.
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Laws banning ‘dooring’ of bicyclists mean well but don’t do much
The Virginia Senate has passed a bill making it illegal to recklessly fling a car door open into traffic. But do such laws make any difference?
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Nail-biting video of a guy trying to beat a train from station to station
Have you ever thought "man, I could run faster than this train is going?" Well, you couldn't. But this dude could.
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It’s not truly cold in NYC until you can cross the East River on foot
This has happened in the past. Numerous times, in fact!
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Beijing’s air is dirty for the same reason yours might be: Polluting neighbors
Air pollution isn't deterred by borders, which causes problems here in the U.S. and in China.
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Oak Park test drives a blackout-proof, solar-powered smart grid
Our infrastructure should be as smart as our phones, says Oak Park, Ill., Sustainability Manager K.C. Poulos.
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Could the sharing economy kill public transit?
The guy who brought you NextBus now kind of wants to kill buses altogether.
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Utah Republican proposes bill to prepare for climate-change-worsened wildfires
At the same time, a group of doctors warned Utahns about Salt Lake City's poor air quality.
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Death from above: Chicago’s bird casualties offer clues on climate change
Angry, or just confused, birds launch themselves into Chicago’s skyscrapers in an apparent effort to tell us we’re screwing up the planet.
