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New York could turn its trash into giant floating compost islands
Here's one quirky solution to NYC's problem of trucking waste to landfills out of state.
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It only takes otters 25 years to recover from an oil spill
This means marine life could fully recover from the BP oil spill in ... let’s see ... 2035!
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Henry David Thoreau would have given “12 Years a Slave” the Oscar for best picture, too
The 19th-century naturalist and political philosopher argued that slavery laid waste to the American landscape -- and not just in the South.
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Naples is cleaning up its streets by DNA-testing dog poop and tracking down the perpetrators
We Yanks aren’t off the hook, either -- communities in more than 40 states are testing dog dung to help stamp out crap.
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South Korea wants to put endangered species in gigantic bubbles
The giant translucent Easter eggs are supposed to "blend harmoniously within the surrounding environment."
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Cabin fever: Are tiny houses the new American dream?
Tiny houses have seemingly taken over the landscape of aspirational real estate, and not just for the green-minded. What's the appeal?
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Everything that’s wrong with the suburbs, in one image
But the point of these maps isn’t -- believe it or not -- to give city-dwellers one more reason to gloat.
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Endangered slow lorises are fighting back, starting by biting Lady Gaga
The slow loris may be an adorable, big-eyed creature that you want to tickle, but it’s done taking your crap.
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You should be worried about the high levels of weed killer in air and water
A new study says 75 percent of air and rain samples from the Mississippi Delta contained Roundup.
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Salami made from Kanye West and James Franco would make for the weirdest sandwiches ever
We can’t argue that meat isn't problematic. We’re just not sure eating Jennifer Lawrence is the solution.
