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May 6, 2014, 6:04 am By Chip Giller
You’re probably wondering, who’s the spindly looking kid with the ironic glasses? That kid is me…Top 8 uses for non-laying hens (not including lunch)
May 5, 2014, 7:43 pm By Holly Richmond
After a mere year of laying eggs, many hens on commercial farms become McNuggets. What if it…Night or day, this solar power plant always turns us on
May 5, 2014, 7:06 pm By Holly Richmond
If you live on a rotating planet or have ever heard Bill Withers, you know solar power has its…GOP leader calls anti-fracking congressman a terrorist
May 5, 2014, 6:26 pm By John Upton
Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) thinks local communities should be able to decide how fracking is…This app will help you buy stores’ leftover food for cheap
May 5, 2014, 3:48 pm By Holly Richmond
Food waste seems to be the hot-button issue du jour, which is fantastic seeing that Americans trash…Should we be calling it “climate disruption”?
May 5, 2014, 12:15 pm By John Upton
Oak Ridge National LaboratoryJohn Holdren has a disruptive idea. White House science adviser John…Pipeline builder says oil spills can be good for the economy
May 5, 2014, 11:31 am By John Upton
Mic StolzKinder Morgan’s idea of job creation. Kinder Morgan wants to spend $5.4 billion…What happens to Fido when fracking comes to town?
May 5, 2014, 8:12 am By Amelia Urry
Fracking can ruin a lot of things: landscapes, rivers, ecosystems, the climate, your health and…Ask Umbra: Is somebody sneaking palm oil into my food and shampoo?
May 5, 2014, 7:09 am By Ask Umbra
Send your question to Umbra! Q. Is there a database of food and household products that use vs.…How to make homemade dog biscuits
May 4, 2014, 8:12 am By Erin McDowell
Editor’s note: With all of the nasties that can go into conventional pet food, we’re fans of…This year’s wildfires could incinerate the nation’s fire budget
May 3, 2014, 8:40 am By Tim McDonnell
The upcoming wildfire season could cost $400 million more to fight than the Forest Service and…A bleeding glacier is the subject of a new horror flick
May 2, 2014, 6:13 pm By Holly RichmondThe living rock just got the feature film it deserves with Blood Glacier, a German horror flick out…The men who poisoned Charleston’s drinking water now have a “new” business
May 2, 2014, 6:07 pm By John Upton
“Freedom Industries, the company whose chemical leak contaminated the tap water of 300,000 West…Bird lovers to sue feds for letting wind farms kill eagles
May 2, 2014, 5:09 pm By John Upton
Some bird advocates ain’t cool with recent moves by the Obama administration to smooth the way for…This 51,000-person town doesn’t have any school buses — and that’s awesome
May 2, 2014, 5:05 pm By Holly Richmond“We tend to build schools out in the periphery in undeveloped areas with large parking lots…If the Chamber of Commerce wants to raise the gas tax, it should stop backing Republicans
May 2, 2014, 4:27 pm By Ben Adler
President Obama officially sent his plan for a four-year, $302 billion transportation bill to…Willie Nelson tour bus is for sale. It gets 7 mpg.
May 2, 2014, 3:44 pm By Holly Richmond
If you have $65,000 in cash and LOVE Willie (Nelson!), hurry up and bid on this Willie Nelson Band…How to convince conservative Christians that global warming is real
May 2, 2014, 3:14 pm By Chris Mooney
This episode of Inquiring Minds, a podcast hosted by neuroscientist and musician Indre Viskontas…“Vampire Diaries” star hates coal even more than garlic, Twilight references
May 2, 2014, 2:41 pm By Holly Richmond
Shutterstock Most vampires hate the sun. Not Ian Somerhalder. Then again, he only plays one on tween…The week in GIFs: Clueless edition
May 2, 2014, 2:10 pm By Holly RichmondAs if. (Last week: robots, chainsaws, and freak gasoline accidents.) Chicago residents are fighting…
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