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How Deadly Charcoal is Bought and Sold in an African Market
Every day, millions of Africans buy charcoal for cooking.
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This Chocolate Beet Cake is Delicious
From the Mystery Ingredient files, nobody would ever guess that this lip-smacking cake includes a healthy dose of root vegetables.
- Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei has a New Work Made out of Old Chinese Temples
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Transportation
Ford Begins Taking Orders for 2013 C-Max Hybrid
The C-MAX is a compact hybrid utility vehicle and the Ford's first dedicated line of hybrids. The 2013 C-MAX Hybrid will be available this fall with a base price of $25,995.
- Prius C Earns 'Top Pick' Safety Rating from IIHS
- Goodbye Lexus HS 250h Hybrid, We Hardly Knew Ya
- Tesla to Begin Repaying Department of Energy Loans by End of 2012
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- Nissan to Follow LEAF with 3 New Electric Cars Models
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Technology
TreeHugger Heads to Maker Faire Bay Area 2012
For the fouth year we're heading to Maker Faire Bay Area to check out the amazing projects, gadgets, designs, and DIY wonderfulness that will be gathered there this weekend. Here's where you can follow along!
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Science
Could "Gatorponics" Revive Defunct Chicken Farms?
Could a combination of alligator farming and hydroponics be the savior of former chicken farmers, or is it a dangerous and cruel distraction?
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- First Satellite Study of Manta Rays Reveals New Areas for Conservation
- GM Cotton Fails to Raise Yields in India, Despite Large Increase in Planting
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Energy
Vermont Bans Fracking: We Can Live Without Oil & Natural Gas, But Cannot Without Clean Water
In signing the ban into law, Vermont's governor reminds us that there was civilization before fossil fuels, but there was no life at all before water.
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- Electricity Transmission Line for 7 GW of Offshore Wind Power Off Mid-Atlantic States Given Go Ahead
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- Charcoal Kills 2 Million People & Vast Swaths of Forest Every Year. Can Biofuel Stop the Carnage?
- Grid-Scale Metal Liquid Batteries Could Revolutionize Renewable Energy Use
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