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Today is Veterans Day, a chance to honor those who have given their time or their life for the sake of the United States of America. Here are eight important—though not necessarily nice—things to think about when you think about veterans.
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Reuters is reporting that Google has purchased a paper mill, but not for the purposes of some benevolent do-no-evil scheme to alter the rapidly...

In honor of Veteran's Day, we highlight posts by and about some of our nation's heroes-and their efforts to secure a clean energy future.

Your voice matters exactly to the extent you think it does.
Parts of former East Germany have been shrinking, Detroit-style, for many years now. And consequently, Germany has a jump on the States in...
The WoZela design competition wants to "make this object of unity an object of utility by finding ways to reuse it." The submissions are brilliant.

Some soldiers returning from the Middle East are facing special courts when they break the law. Here's why that's wrong.
Do you try to eat only healthy, locally sourced food? Do you maybe not eat when the situation involves you not eating healthy food? If you were on...
The 10 worst quirks of bottled water culture Water has always been a problem for me. It just has. As a kid I was constantly told by my mother...
There's not much more to say about this infographic other than that it presents 15 things you should know about breasts, which, in some form or...
Planetizen has just launched a new high-speed rail site, HSR News, tracking everything there is to know about our attempts to import fast trains...
If you're the sensitive type—the always sneezing, quick-to-get-a-rash-from-a-new-detergent guy or gal—someone has probably already told you...

A lesser known civil rights icon passed today. Read this to find out what made him so important.
Newsweek jumps on the bandwagon a few weeks too late. A cover story called: "Why Environmentalism Is Hot." Is there even room on this bandwagon...