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Congress’ flood insurance plans could actually pass despite being sensible and realistic
Not that we are getting ahead of ourselves.
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Everything you need to know about Tropical Storm Debby, and more
What you need to know about the storm currently bearing down on the state of Florida, including whether or not it's safe to go to Disney World. (It is.)
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Hope for the unemployed: Fukushima exec lands new gig
One, we might add, that may bode poorly for Japan's currently oil-free coastlines.
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Coal companies routinely win ‘competitive bids’ against no competition
These government-run auctions have cost taxpayers almost a billion dollars a year over the past three decades.
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Earthlings: Bad at not emitting carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide output in 2010 was higher than any prior year. Nice work, all.
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NYC’s homeless bee swarms are good for bees, scary
A report this week from the New York Times indicates that bee swarms are increasing in the city. While a debatable point, having more bees would almost certainly be a good thing.
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Insane bird’s-eye view of the Colorado wildfires
A National Guard member who was called in to tackle the wildfires currently raging in Colorado shot this amazing aerial view, and a member of the unit posted it on Reddit, where he and some other firefighting experts answered a few questions as well.
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Your iPad is costing you (a tiny bit) more than you think
Research indicates that the cost of charging your iPad over the course of a year runs a whopping... $1.36.
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How will New York respond to thousands more bikers? Angrily, of course
After all, it is New York.