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Should Oil Producers Be Included in the Conversation About Global Climate Change?
Later this year, some of the world’s leading scientists and environmentalists will gather in Paris to discuss global climate change — and some of the biggest oil companies also want a say in these negotiations. According to a May 26 Christian Science Monitor article, major oil producers like Total, Eni, Saudi Aramco, BG, Royal Dutch Shell and…
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Road Melting Heatwave Grips India
A devastating heat wave is gripping India. So far it has killed at least 800 people, and is even melting roads. It’s so hard hitting that the only relief in sight is an expected monsoon. Through the end of May, the India Meteorological Department has issued heat warnings, notifying citizens in several of its worst-hit…
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Feds Say Cormorant Cull Will Protect Columbia River Salmon Population
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services are preparing to cull thousands of double-crested cormorants in the Columbia River estuary, a move they say is necessary to protect baby salmon in the Pacific Northwest. These cormorants are large, black birds whose webbed feet, long necks and hooked bills…
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California Homeowners Associations Blocking Solar Panel Plans
California might be running out of water, but many desert dwellers are trying to tap the Golden State’s most abundant renewable resource — the famous California sunshine. When Palm Springs resident Ted Lorenzen decided to go green, he got permission from Southern California Edison to install 24 solar panels on his home’s roof. The local…
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One in Seven One-Year-Olds Use Mobile Devices For Over an Hour Each Day
As most already know, adults are pretty connected to their mobile devices. About 50% of mobile phone owners use their devices as their primary Internet source, 67% find themselves checking their phones for notifications even when it didn’t ring or vibrate, 44% sleep with their phones beside their beds out of fear of missing messages,…
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Milos Raonic Withdraws From French Open After Foot Surgery
Canadian professional tennis player Milos Raonic has had to withdraw from the French Open today, after having undergone foot surgery less than two weeks before the tennis tournament’s opening rounds. The Toronto Star reports that Raonic pinched a nerve in his right foot while competing in the Monte Carlo Masters on April 17th. He was forced to…
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DIY Dangers — What Homeowners Might Want to Consider
When making renovations and improvements to their homes, most homeowners consider two, main things: the cost of the project, and the time it will take to complete. What they might also want to consider, though, is how safe the project is. Although some projects increase property values more than others, the majority of home improvement…
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Ashton Kutcher Raised the Bar for Mother’s Day Gifts This Year, Surprising His Mom With a Renovated House
The average Mother’s Day is filled with things like flowers, brunches (with bottomless mimosas, of course) and fun family activities. But Ashton Kutcher, former star of That 70s Show and MTV’s Punk’d, and current star of CBS’s Two and a Half Men, decided that his mother wouldn’t have an ordinary Mother’s Day. Instead, Kutcher thanked his mom, Diane,…
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In Canada, Aboriginal Group Rejects $1.5 Billion Paycheck From Natural Gas Producers
A small Canadian Aboriginal community recently rejected a $1.5 billion payment that would have allowed the construction of a natural gas pipeline through the group’s lands, marking yet another setback for the Canadian energy industry’s efforts to increase fossil fuel exports. According to the New York Times, a group led by Malaysian energy company Petronas made…
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Paris Supermarket Built Over Medieval Mass Graves
A supermarket in Paris, France made a historical (and rather macabre) discovery as it was renovating its basement for more storage space in January. The Smithsonian reports that the Monoprix supermarket, on the corner of the Rue Réaumur and the Boulevard de Sébastopol, uncovered hundreds of human remains when construction crews were digging under its basement floor.…