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Volcanic rock may be used as giant wind-energy battery
Surplus power from wind turbines could be stored in underground porous rocks produced by volcanic eruptions, say scientists in the Northwest.
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Bikeshare rolls into Chi-Town, spreading transportation bliss
A reporter checks out all 68 of Chicago’s new bikeshare stations and walks away tired, chafed, but impressed.
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Energy companies say releasing CO2 data would jeopardize trade secrets
The EPA wants to know how much CO2 energy companies are emitting, but the companies argue that they shouldn't have to spill such "trade secrets."
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Watch a miniature dwarf horse learn to use his custom wheelchair
Dwarf miniature horse Roozer Brews is really glad to be living in the future.
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16-year-old has finally succeeded in making plastic out of banana peels
A few years ago, Elif Bilgin, now 16, began thinking about slimy, used banana peels in an entirely new light.
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Mongolia’s most unlikely new environmentalists also happen to be neo-Nazis
But there are plenty of Mongolian environmentalists who don't also happen to be neo-Nazis, too.
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Energy Secretary Moniz says Obama is not waging war on coal
Ernest Moniz insists that fossil fuels, including coal, will remain a significant part of America's energy mix for quite some time.
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Hawaiians fight back against GMO experiments
Monsanto and other agro-giants use Hawaii as a testing ground for GMO crops and accompanying agricultural chemicals. Local lawmakers are trying to rein them in.
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Now you can help expand Google Maps, by lugging a weird heavy camera around for free
You never seem to have enough luggage when you're climbing the Himalayas. Now you could haul a camera for a massive corporation for no compensation whatsoever!
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Oil trains and terminals could be coming to the Northwest
Plans are afoot to build the region's biggest oil shipping terminal in Vancouver, Wash. -- and that's just one of many proposals for moving more oil through the Northwest by rail and ship.
