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Oil refineries in Louisiana have accidents almost every day
Well, OK, not every single day. Just six days a week on average. Actually, to be specific, 6.3 days a week.
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Instant bike lanes snap together like toy railroad tracks
City designers can buy a set, lay down a bike lane, and test it out.
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Pee-powered pollution robots are the future
As long as the EcoBot isn’t equipped with a sense of smell, it should be just fine.
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California, on track for record dry year, is ready to seed clouds
Not a single drop of rain fell over San Francisco last month, contributing to the state's parched conditions. Water managers hope cloud seeding will help.
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Floating offshore wind turbines spinning near Fukushima
Japan is installing floating turbines near the site of one of the world's worst nuclear disasters. The first one started generating power on Monday.
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3D-printed disposable panties are greener than they sound
Not quite as green as going commando, but these skivvies are a good start.
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Train loaded with oil derails, explodes, pollutes Alabama wetlands
A 90-car train carrying fracked oil from North Dakota went off the rails into a marsh, making a big ol' mess.
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Tell the FDA what you really think about its new food safety rules
How well do the new regulations balance helping small farmers with protecting our food supply from nasty bugs? Now's your chance to weigh in.
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Sardines have nearly disappeared off West Coast
When Canadian fishermen headed out for their annual sardine hunt in the Pacific Ocean earlier this fall, they got a rude surprise. Their nets came up empty.
