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Crazy talk: Rick Santorum out-denies the climate deniers and spins eco-conspiracy theories
Rick Santorum is way crazy when it comes to environmental issues -- so crazy he makes Newt Gingrich's moon-colony plans sound plausible, and Mitt Romney's climate flip-floppery look presidential.
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Did fracking turn this squirrel purple?
One of the explanations being floated for the purple squirrel recently captured in Pennsylvania: An organobromide overdose caused by fracking. Yeah, it sounds a little far-fetched, but doesn’t it sound more interesting than “it fell in a port-a-potty”?
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How ancient humans killed off Africa’s rainforests
It turns out humans radically accelerated the loss of Africa’s forests 3,000 years ago.
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Happy Valentine’s Day, here’s a sheep and a deer getting married
Oh look, it's Rick Santorum's worst nightmare. Changmao the ram and Chunzi the doe are engaging in some sheep-on-deer marriage at China's Yunnan Provincial Wildlife Park today.
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Earth is losing 39 cubic miles of ice per year
Thanks to the GRACE satellite, we now know that the planet is shedding 150 billion tons of ice annually, like some gigantic glass of lemonade left out in the sun.
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Keystone XL: The story of a big-ass pipeline proposal — so far
Everything you need to know about Keystone XL -- the pipeline with nine lobbyist-funded lives.
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A new way of measuring carbon emissions that doesn’t let rich people cheat
There's no comprehensive, standardized way for cities to track their carbon pollution, but a new study puts forward a useful model. And it counts not just the CO2 we produce, but the CO2 we consume.
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Tar-sands magnate, Bill Gates support research on geoengineering
The latest to join the fray are Bill Gates, Richard Branson, and "tar sands magnate Murray Edwards." Just goes to show you what strange bedfellows geoengineering makes.
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Representative thinks oil pipeline will help caribou get laid
Foolish enviros might think that oil pipelines are bad for wildlife, what with the habitat-destroying and whatnot. But Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert (Texas) is an expert on ungulate romance, and he knows the score: Oil pipelines are the caribou equivalent of a hotel room with a heart-shaped bed, a champagne glass-shaped hot tub, and a […]
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Squirrel is purple
A couple from Jersey Shore, Penn. (not that Jersey Shore), trapped a purple squirrel who was getting into their bird feeders. This is obviously awesome, but we felt you might have some questions. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT A PURPLE SQUIRREL:
