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A weekend of protests barely makes the papers
Protests in D.C., West Virginia, China, and Japan barely register on American media.
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Dude orders 80-year-old lobster at restaurant just to set it free
Don MacKenzie reserved 17-pound Larry the lobster for dinner, then spent an undisclosed amount to release him uneaten into the Long Island Sound.
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This video will make you want to hug a walrus
This rescued baby walrus is no more than six weeks old and already 200 pounds, so chances are good that you don’t have room for him in your apartment. But I defy you to watch this video and not want to fly out to the Alaska SeaLife Center and demand adoption papers.
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(Koch-funded) scientist changes opinion, finds warming due to humans (including Kochs)
Richard Muller, a long-time climate-change denier, did a big study of his own and found the same thing everyone else has: Humans are causing climate change.
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As temperatures rise, cities are getting hotter, faster
The urban heat island effect is increasing in many American cities.
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Watch some brave souls rescue baby bears from a dumpster
The basic rule about baby bears is Do Not Go Near Them. Ever. But what do you do if they’re stuck in a garbage can, crying all night, with the mom stalking nearby? If you are this group of brave people, you rescue them:
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How many guinea pigs does it take to mow your lawn?
The average American lawn is one-fifth of an acre, or 8,712 square feet. That’s a lot of passes with your push reel mower. Wouldn’t it be easier if you could just hire some goats, cows, or guinea pigs to take care of it for you? Movoto.com, a real estate company, is helping you plan your […]
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Extreme summer storms could tear us a new ozone hole
Strong thunderstorms may send moisture high into the atmosphere, where it combines with remaining CFCs to break down protective ozone gas.
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The West in flames: Get used to it
Look at the fires that have raged this year in Colorado and New Mexico, and you're seeing not a "perfect storm" of temporary conditions, but evidence of the new normal in the American West.
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The biggest news story of our dystopian future
Ruben Bolling’s latest “Tom the Dancing Bug” strip envisions the newsreel of a climate-changed future. Here’s a teaser: The rest is after the jump (click to embiggen).