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New rules aim to stop rash of oil train spills and explosions
Train wrecks have done more than $10 million in damage as of mid-May this year -- nearly triple the damage for all of 2013. The feds want to stop that.
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George Harrison memorial tree falls victim to climate-driven irony
The tree was killed by, you guessed it: beetles.
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Earth crushes another temperature record; not getting much love from the stands
June marked the 352nd consecutive hotter-than-average month. It's a streak that would make Barry Bonds blush.
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Millions alive today would have to die before the paleo diet could take over
There's some sensible thinking behind the trendy diet, but it's fueled by a "press reset" mentality that distracts us from more realistic solutions to food problems.
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The strange relationship between global warming denial and … speaking English
Climate denial isn't a worldwide delusion. It's a distinctly Anglophone one.
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D.C. scraps climate art installation, says it sends the wrong message
Mia Feuer's half-submerged gas station was slated for a lake near the Anacostia River, which neighbors have worked for years to clean up.
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Slaughter-free milk is great for cows, but not the environment
Just think about all the methane those geezer cows emit during their long retirement.
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California’s next oil rush might be surprisingly delicious
Olive trees don't take much water to produce lots of healthy oil. Plus, when you make it locally, you can actually taste the difference.
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How Western civilization ended, circa 2014
Two historians turn to science fiction to scare the hell out of you about climate change.
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New Jersey reshuffles Sandy relief dollars, admits to numerous mistakes
The announcement follows an investigation by a scrappy local news site that found that the state’s scorecards for distributing relief money were riddled with errors.
