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This island nation just banned all commercial fishing
There’s just one small burp in the plan: Palau only has one boat to enforce the ban in a 200-mile area.
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Habitats for humanity: Why our cities need to be ecosystems, too
Weave nature into our cities, an urban and environmental planning professor says, and "we're likely to be better human beings."
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“The Simpsons” now has an extensive public transit system
Springfield's rail system is looking spiffed-up, with eight lines serving areas like Ethnictown, Albino Heights, and the Varmint District.
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Florida has just basically given up on trying to keep pythons from taking over the Everglades
The snakes are so good at hiding, even trackers with radio transmitters couldn’t spot pythons just a few feet away.
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The sharing economy is thriving in Berlin’s “borrowing shops”
At Leila, you can borrow everything from electric drills to unicycles.
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Bill Maher says you aren’t an environmentalist unless you care about overpopulation
If you care about sustainability -- hell, if you care about the future at all -- you should be seriously worried about how many humans are on the planet.
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Turn your poop into charcoal and cook with it!
This solar-powered toilet, intended for developing countries without robust water access, turns waste into fuel. Then we turn it back into poop jokes.
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Pat Robertson: God caused a power outage to punk politicians who care about climate change
Harry Reid, Barbara Boxer, and others at the Senate all-nighter about climate change got a prank for the ages when the guy in the sky sent them a brief power outage.
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Self-cleaning subway strap could make your commute a little less sickening
Design award winner Cyclean is an alternative to the bars and straps we normally put our grubby mitts all over in the subway.
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What we can learn from millennials who opt out of driving
Even if young Americans are ditching cars for practical and economic reasons, not because of personal preference, that’s still a good thing.