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Man, people really knew how to party with penguins in 1903
When people hung out with penguins in 1903, they did it with class. They did it with dignity. They did it with bagpipes.
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Pig, out: What’s it like to kill your hog and eat it, too?
Our provisional vegetarian considers whether raising pork humanely can make her feel better about eating it.
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Glenn Ross gives ‘toxic tours’ of neighborhoods you’ve seen in ‘The Wire’
Want to sell inner-city residents on the importance of environmental protection? Don't talk to them about saving the seals, says this lifelong Baltimore resident.
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Celebrities to Obama: Fix the climate! Obama to celebrities: Sure, you got it
The oldest tactic in the book will certainly work this time! With Ian Somerhalder and Malin Akerman on board, how could it not?
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It’s raining spiders in Brazil
You can see it for yourself, if you can handle the creeping shivers that will run down your spine.
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Seed savers: Vandana Shiva and female farmers stand up to Monsanto
Perennial Plate talks to Vandana Shiva about her seed-saving revolution and the future of farming in rural India.
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Raccoons occupy a crane in Seattle
Some Bay Area raccoons moved into a crane. They got chased out. Coming soon to a garbage can near you.
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Kids concentrate better when they bike to school
Here's a really good argument for improving bike infrastructure.
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Ask Umbra: Is my wife’s hair dye hazardous to her health?
A reader is dying to know if his wife’s hair coloring is hurting her. Umbra highlights some of the concerns.
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Beer brewers are joining forces to fight fracking
New York craft breweries are worried that fracking could pollute their water and threaten beer production -- so they're speaking out.
