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Todd Akin is a moron on climate change too
Todd Akin, GOP Senate candidate in Missouri, is not only fundamentally deluded about the basic facts of women's reproductive systems. He's also fundamentally deluded about the basic facts of climate change.
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These dizzy cats would like you to turn up your thermostat to save energy
Kudos to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas — they really understand what the internet says about human psychology. Instead of even trying to use science, economics, or statistics to convince people to stop cooling their homes to 65 degrees while they’re at work, ERCOT is skipping all that nonsense and going straight to what […]
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Why are you running away, offshore drilling? All Obama wants is a hug
The president is trying to embrace offshore drilling in this election year. Instead, he's getting unfairly blamed for the industry's problems.
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Farmers are dealing with corn shortages by feeding cows candy instead
If you worry about the fact that cows eat so much corn, you might be happy to know that cows are now eating expired candy.
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Swimming in it: An idyllic New England creek becomes a raging menace
When Hurricane Irene blew through New York state last year, a neighboring creek gushed into Catherine Taylor-Rosenbaum's basement. It wasn't the first flood in recent memory, and she doesn't think it will be the last. The Slow Ride crew has the story.
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Of nerds and words: Why everybody must read Joe Romm’s new book
Anyone who cares about why science doesn't get through to the public should read "Language Intelligence."
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The backwards, inside-out politics of Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, and coal
The presidential candidates are sparring over the dirtiest of fossil fuels, but the debate isn't nearly as straightforward as it seems.
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U.S. CO2 emissions from power production hit 20-year low
Increased use of natural gas gets a lot of the credit for falling carbon dioxide levels.
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Climate change is messing with tropical fish, people in Australia
Climate change is already screwing up Australia's ocean environment, warming the waters, raising the sea levels, and confusing the sea critters.
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Was the uprising in Syria exacerbated by climate change?
The combination of drought and political tension may have been the kindling for Syria's uprising.