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Arkansas town in lockdown after oil spill nightmare
ExxonMobil has instated something like martial law in Mayflower, Ark., taking control of cleanup and wildlife rescue operations while keeping residents, activists, and reporters at bay.
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Zappos CEO wants to lure Las Vegas residents out of their cars
The idea? Help people give up the headache of auto ownership by turning transportation into a service.
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Good news, Arkansas: Tar-sands oil isn’t oil-oil
The federal government doesn't consider tar-sands oil to be "oil" -- which means Exxon might weasel out of paying for damages.
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The drought is drying up all our ethanol
After getting slammed last summer, ethanol producers are hoping to catch a break -- but their fate is far from settled.
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We’ve got white roofs, so how about pastel pavement?
Out in California, Lawrence Berkeley Lab has a little showcase going on that demonstrates this simple idea.
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Selling solar power in India’s slums
The country is fast outgrowing its electric grid. Are small-scale solar projects the solution?
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Earth-cooling schemes need global sign-off, researchers say
Radical geoengineering projects could have disastrous impacts on the world's most vulnerable people, raising the need for global oversight.
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Gene discovery could breed veggies for a warmer planet
Scientists are making progress in developing a GMO lettuce that can grow in scorching heat. Um, yay?
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Bacon-flavored mouthwash should probably become reality
A bacon-flavored mouthwash that's entirely vegetarian? Too good to be true. Also, not true.
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Canadian officials in uproar over pipeline video game, not over actual pipelines
A game funded by a public broadcaster has players build virtual oil pipelines, which virtual opponents can then blow up.
