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American energy infrastructure at risk from hackers in China and elsewhere
A report highlighted by the New York Times emphasizes the risks our nation faces as its systems move online.
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Climate change means more blizzards but less snow, which confuses people apparently
The media, of course, played up the apparent contradiction instead of the science.
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Disappearing packaging could save 70 million tons of waste a year
Packaging, be gone. We have had enough of you. But more importantly, so has an intrepid grad student.
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Rental jeans let you cover your butt without the commitment
Don't endure the torture of buying a pair of jeans and keeping them forever! Just lease them!
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Anti-climate House Science committee now worried about the critical threat of asteroids
Committee chair Rep. Smith has suggested that the threat of climate change is overblown, but now worries about space rocks.
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Would you like germs with that? Why food workers need paid sick days
The National Restaurant Association doesn't think workers should get paid sick leave. Which means more waiters sneezing in your salad -- or worse.
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The surprisingly low-tech solution to big cities’ climate woes: Triple-pane windows
A new report says New York City could slash its emissions by a whopping 90 percent by 2050 simply by making its buildings more energy efficient.
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With pipelines at a premium, fossil-fuel companies get creative
Canadian oil is having trouble getting south (thanks, Keystone protesters!), so pipeline companies might convert natural-gas pipelines to crude.
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The Tesla/N.Y. Times fight is a sideshow
Arguing over the precise performance characteristics of one electric car on one trip tells us nothing about how we need to change our transportation system.
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Another sign of the apocalypse: Coal is making a comeback in the U.S.
Natural gas is losing market share in electricity generation again, as prices increase.
