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David Roberts’ top 20.5 parting insights
Before he signed off for a year-long sabbatical, Grist climate blogger David Roberts shared final words of wisdom on Twitter, collected here for your reading pleasure.
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Safety inspectors target oil-hauling trains
U.S. safety officials have launched a Bakken Blitz to keep closer watch on trains carrying fracked oil out of North Dakota.
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Levitating train breaks speed record in Japan
Japan is building a maglev train that moves fast -- it just tested at more than 310 miles per hour. But construction is moving slowly.
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Has the world reached peak chicken?
You won't believe how many chickens live on this planet.
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Farm kills millions of bees with illegal pesticide spraying, gets slap on wrist
One of Florida's largest orange growers is being fined for improper use of pesticides, but the fine is shockingly low.
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Why are some states trying to ban LEED green building standards?
The influential timber industry has its own set of standards, and environmentalists aren't happy.
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Cool news: Big fridges to get more efficient under new Obama rules
Just what you've been waiting for: Another reason to feel good about buying Ben & Jerry's.
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North Carolinians could be forced to accept fracking on their property
If you live above natural gas reserves in North Carolina and your neighbors want to sell fracking rights, you might have to go along.
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U.S. bike-sharing fleet more than doubles in 2013
The opening of the San Francisco Bay Area bikeshare brings the combined fleet of shared bikes in the United States above 18,000.
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These cute cycling undies have built-in protection for your sensitive bits
They're like secret bike shorts that you can wear under any clothes.