Cuba
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Critical List: A feathered cousin of T. rex; a solar panel thinner than spider silk
The Yutyrannus, a newly discovered dinosaur, was huge, related to Tyrannosaurus rex, and covered in feathers. Thousands of dead dolphins have been washing up on Peruvian beaches. Austrian and Japanese scientists teamed up to make a solar panel that’s thinner than a thread of spider silk. Drought in England means that anyone caught using a […]
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Crocodile incubator saves species from extinction
Don’t look now, but baby crocodiles might be UNEXPECTEDLY ADORABLE. And the best part of this video, from Cuba’s Sabanalamar animal nursery, is that these babies represent new hope for a vulnerable species. Cuban researchers at the nursery are using specially designed incubators to hatch American crocodiles, helping to save the species from extinction.
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Critical List: Exotic animals escape in Ohio; Nebraskans ‘stand with Randy’
Forty-eight escapees from an exotic animal farm were running amok in eastern Ohio; about 25 of the lions, tigers, and bears have been shot.
If the U.S. wants to oversee Cuba's offshore drilling, it'll have to lift the embargo.
Glad is selling an eco-friendly trash bag, made with less plastic.
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Critical List: Coal companies lavish cash on Boehner; how to stick it to hungry deer
Boehner's got his hands all sooty with coal money.
Uh, guys? Maybe we should check up on the safety of nuclear plants? Kthx. XOXO, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
California chose solar PV projects over solar thermal projects because the latter use more water. -
Critical List: Scientists’ report pushes emissions policy, Greenlanders warm to climate change
A government report that Congress ordered back when most members believed in climate change recommends creating some — any — sort of policy to limit greenhouse-gas emissions. Newt Gingrich needs to admit his support for climate change solutions was "a brain fart," Republicans say. Democrats just wish he'd return to the '90s, where he belongs. […]
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Cheney perpetuates myth about China-Cuba oil partnership
During his “drill, drill, drill” rant yesterday, Dick Cheney complained that Cuba and China are drilling for oil closer to the coast of Florida than American companies are currently allowed. It’s become a common talking point for Republicans arguing that more areas should be opened to drilling — but, reports McClatchy, it appears to be […]
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The U.S. media discover how food production works without access to cheap oil
The story is legendary in peak-oil circles: Twenty years ago, the Soviet Union pulled the plug on Cuba’s cheap-energy, cheap-food era. (See Bill McKibben’s feature piece on the subject here.) No longer would the fading superpower accept the tiny island nation’s sugar as payment for crude oil. From then on, only hard currency would do. […]
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… and Bush talks big
A year and a half after ceding Cuba’s reins (and reign) to his brother Raul, Fidel Castro has apparently officially resigned after nearly 50 years at the helm. For me, the news brought to mind the eye-opening piece we ran by Erica Gies shortly after Castro first stepped down in 2006. It explores the green […]
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What the West’s only communist nation has done right
Reports that Fidel Castro turned over power to his brother Raul last week because of surgery for intestinal bleeding have brought a flashback to the Cold War, with reporters rushing to doodle prematurely on his grave and interview the vociferous hard-right Miami expat constituency that has helped dictate U.S.-Cuba policy for the last 47 years. […]