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The only way to evacuate all of humanity from Earth is to use nuclear propulsion
Yes, it is awesome the Curiosity rover can Instagram Mars pics back to Earth from 50 million miles away. But ultimately, one goal of all this space exploration is to have another place to go if we really royally screw up the planet, right? XKCD’s Randall Munroe answers a critical question about that overplayed movie […]
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Obama’s stimulus package was a ginormous clean energy bill, says Michael Grunwald
Despite all the right-wing carping, the big 2009 stimulus bill was successful, well-administered, and virtually scandal-free, writes Michael Grunwald in his new book. And it gave a huge boost to renewables and cleantech.
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Hot seawater forces shutdown of nuclear reactor in Connecticut
Can't decide what's most alarming about that headline.
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Our Father, who art making the glacier smaller, please make it bigger now, OK?
The people in Fiesch, Switzerland, live near the massive Aletsch and Fiesher glacier, which, like most glaciers, is melting rapidly. But it’s OK — because the town’s highly religious residents have come up with a solution with proven results: prayer. They know it works, they say, because it’s prayer that got the glacier to recede. […]
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Hotter weather could lead to parasite problems — at least for frogs
Some frogs were found to be more susceptible to parasites following broad swings in temperature. People? To be determined.
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A climate change fix conservatives can love
Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer advocates for a tax on carbon-spewing companies -- an approach to climate action steeped in conservative economics.
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Here’s what happens when water levels drop to scary lows
The hottest July in history means that wells in Missouri, the only source of water for some residents, are going dry.
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Summer Arctic sea ice is going extinct 50% faster than predicted
Do Santa's reindeer know how to swim?
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L.A. needs desert solar farms — but not everyone’s happy about it
As Los Angeles slowly phases out coal and some natural gas, solar parks in the deserts to the east are filling the energy void. But are they worth the potential local impacts?
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Paul Ryan’s budget plan is very nice to Big Oil
Paul Ryan's proposed budget would keep Big Oil fat and happy while condemning the rest of us to high energy prices, job losses to other nations, and air pollution.
