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Former ‘Miss Subways’ beauty queens unite for Sandy relief
They're no longer young, but they're still proud New Yorkers.
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New York Gov. Cuomo: ‘We will lead on climate change’
Post-Sandy, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling for big-scale action to prepare for future storms and reduce energy use.
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D.C. may soon be overrun with wild pigs
This is not a "Congress is back in session" joke.
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California leads the way in green energy, but not green living
The Golden State may be funding clean energy like crazy, but lots of Californians still want to live in the car-happy suburbs.
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U.S. building is going green for profit, not for the climate
More developers and property owners are committed to green building, but because it will save them money, not because it will save the planet.
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Netherlands may face lawsuit over climate change inaction
Despite public investments in sustainable infrastructure, activists are threatening the Dutch government with legal action over climate change.
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Airbnb has a new tool that tells you which neighborhoods you’ll actually enjoy
It’s a lot more accurate than guidebooks are.
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Alors! A wobbly bridge over the Seine! Tres magnifique!
The French may seem serious but when it comes to les bridges they are tres whimsical, no? As evidenced by a plan to build a wobbly bridge over the Seine.
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Population growth and the road to total societal meltdown
A new documentary follows overpopulation experiments with rats to offer insight into our own dangerously crowded world. The bad news: Crowded rats got fat and happy -- and then they all died.
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Sandy’s winds caused new World Trade Center building to make an eerie humming sound
Rising winds from Sandy caused the unfinished 104-story tower made a sound like a weird ghost.