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To the bat cave: Desperate measures in a time of ‘peak conservation’
The Nature Conservancy opened the world's first artificial cave for hibernating bats. Cool, right? Also, a little worrisome.
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Susanne Torriente fights to keep ‘America’s Venice’ from slipping into the sea
Fort Lauderdale, a town known for yachts and oceanfront second homes, has some tough decisions ahead as climate change laps at its door.
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Best bed-bug poison may be Merck meds for humans
A Merck drug used to treat elephantiasis may be the best bed-bug killer out there.
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Umbra’s second helpings: How to make organic Twinkies [VIDEO]
Hankering for a Twinkie? The Hostess with the mostess shows you how to make your own.
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Occupy’s ‘Rolling Jubilee’ is a model for cooperative purchasing power
Could Occupy Wall Street's "People's Bailout" be scaled up to bail out the environment?
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Expect more farm-fresh food in school cafeterias, thanks to $4.5 million from USDA
The Department of Agriculture is doling out grants to build connections between schools and nearby farmers.
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Texas hits new milestone for wind power generation. Yes: Texas.
Last Saturday morning, more than a quarter of Texas's power came from wind.
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Fart-eating underpants could do a lot for air pollution
Pretty soon we won't even have to bathe. We'll just walk around in our odor-absorbing clothes, giggling to ourselves that no one knows how disgusting we are.
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Williams-Sonoma’s ‘Agrarian’ products take pretentious and self-satisfied to new heights
DIY the shit out of your life. Simultaneously inform all potential friends and suitors that you're annoying and probably just talk about food all the time.
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This is what climate change sounds like
Artist Andrea Polli takes scientific data and spins it into music. The effect, she hopes, is more powerful than anything you’ll get from a bar chart.