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Government spends $40 million mowing lawns of empty homes
The U.S. government owns 200,000 foreclosed homes. And to keep those empty homes looking spiffy for would-be buyers, the government has to keep up appearances — including the appearance of the lawn. As a result, we taxpayers are forking over $40 million for lawn-mowing at these uninhabited houses.
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Voracious readers: The first Food Book Fair will offer a little taste of everything
Are you a fan of books and food? You may want to make a sojourn to this event.
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Public understanding of climate change: Getting warmer
Public belief in human-caused climate change has climbed steadily since its low point in 2010. Could the crazy weather have anything to do with it?
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Watch plants swallow up tiny houses in this weird living artwork
Artist Rob Carter is interested in the relationship between the built environment and nature, and his newest exhibition, which opens tomorrow in New York City, features mini replicas of three homesteads — Charles Darwin’s, Henry David Thoreau’s, and Sir John Bennet Lawes’. The miniatures live in a garden of dandelions, bush beans, and corn, which […]
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Dude singlehandedly finds homes for 500 unwanted trees
Meet a Seattle resident who digs up and replants unwanted trees -- including arboreal monsters weighing up to 400 pounds.
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HuffPo science editor asks readers: Is climate science true?
Hey, Huffington Post: I'm not one to tell you how to do your business, but maybe it would be a good idea to hire a science editor who's familiar with, like, science?
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Car-centric neighborhoods linked to childhood obesity, finger-wagging
It should come as no surprise that children who live in neighborhoods that aren't walkable, lack playgrounds, and are full of fast food joints are twice as likely to be obese as kids in pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods with access to healthy foods.
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Adorable video of kids on wheels in the bike-friendliest place on earth
There is a city in which 80 percent of residents commute to work by bicycle, even in winter. And they train their young to do the same!
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Dr. Seuss is the reason the bees are dying
Yeah, you heard me: Dr. Seuss killed the bees. No, wait, stay with me here: See, pesticide kills bees, and, says Mother Jones, a lot of the credit for our widespread use of pesticides may go to Mr. Lorax himself.
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Watch a robot make a 3D-printed chair out of old refrigerators
Designer Dirk van der Kooij makes cool, modern-looking plastic furniture out of defunct refrigerators and other plastic waste. The plastic is ground up, then squeezed out like soft serve into a computerized pattern.
