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Why do we work so hard? Cadillac and Ford have very different answers
Cadillac thinks we work hard because we want more stuff. Ford turns its back on that version of America.
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The Double O bike light is less dirty than it sounds, but still cool
It won't get you even one O. But it does snap easily onto your bike with a magnetic holder, and slide onto your U-lock for storage.
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Why we can’t seem to stop oil-filled rail cars from going boom
Oil-bearing trains keep exploding -- yet the regulatory structure that's supposed to keep the rails safe isn't able to do much.
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Mexican gangs learn that lime pays (also crime)
Another day, another ring of organized criminals making the transition from eight balls to tasty treats!
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Congress successfully took the wind out of wind energy’s sails last year
Just 1 gigawatt of new wind energy capacity was installed in the U.S. last year -- down from 13 gigawatts the year before. Thanks, Congress!
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Ohio lawmakers: All right, folks, we guess it’s OK for you to buy Teslas
Ohio lawmakers have backed away from a potential ban on Tesla's sales centers, but they will only allow three of the centers to operate in their state.
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Farmers and eaters: Why can’t we be friends?
Too often, city-dwelling organic shoppers and flyover-country farmers resent each other. But they're both really after the same things.
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Is this train the “little engine that could” for clean energy storage?
Repurposed trains go up and down hills, Slinky style, and in the process store surplus energy.
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BP’s newly upgraded refinery just spilled oil into Chicago’s water source
An oil spill from BP's Whiting refinery was just the latest in a string of similar accidents across the U.S.
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Can I get a Dasani, bro? Not in this national park, you can’t!
Contrary to popular commercial imagery, bears don’t drink out of bottles. But if they did, they'd find it a lot harder to get their paws on some Dasani.
