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Oil spill in Yellowstone River is latest pipeline accident

An accident in Montana is the latest in a long and troubled line of pipeline incidents in America.



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'Pipe Dreams': How TransCanada's Keystone XL oil pipeline endangers America

Narrator Daryl Hannah, filmmaker Leslie Iwerks and others discuss the Keystone XL pipeline battle in 'Pipe Dreams.'



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NASA climate scientist arrested in Keystone XL pipeline protest

Climate scientist James Hansen was arrested on Feb. 13 outside the White House while protesting the Keystone Pipeline.




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Nuclear politics come to Washington

The future looks uncertain for an industry on the brink of making huge gains in Washington this year.




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Where is Halliburton's radioactive cylinder?

Somewhere in West Texas is a 7-inch radioactive cylinder that Halliburton would like to find. Anyone who comes across it is advised to keep their distance.



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There's a candy-colored pyramid weighing 600 tons floating in London's Hyde Park

Environmental artist Christo works his inimitable magic with 7,501 oil barrels in a new project at Hyde Park titled ' The London Mastaba.'



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Christmas recipe: Panettone bread pudding

The traditional Italian holiday bread is used to make a warm, slightly sweet dessert.




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5 tons of Nutella stolen in Germany heist

Thieves make off with $20,710 worth of the sweet hazelnut spread.




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Aston Martin will enter the EV market

The Aston Martin e-Cygnet will be available in 2013.




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Hillary Clinton and 7 other yoga devotees known for other pursuits

From wrestler Diamond Dallas Page to the New York Giants, these sun-saluting stars may surprise you.



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Hillary Clinton sued over communications about proposed pipeline

Environmental groups sue State Department about contact that Clinton and a pipeline lobbyist (and former aid) may have had.




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Another snag for the Keystone XL pipeline

Five Nebraska lawmakers say there is no rush to approve a massive pipeline that could damage the environment.




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Indigenous leaders join Keystone protesters at White House

Tribal leaders are among the thousands of protesters who are trying to keep the Obama administration from giving the green light to a new pipeline.




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Kyra Sedgwick urges president to reject Keystone pipeline

Actress partners with Natural Resources Defense Council, asking people to join her in opposing the $7 billion project.



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State Dept. faces Keystone XL investigation

Amid accusations of bias and corruption, the agency's inspector general will investigate its review of the proposed oil-sands pipeline from Canada.




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Robert Redford praises Obama on Keystone decision

Actor and environmentalist says President stood up to Big Oil by delaying project and calling for more environmental reviews.



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Reactions to the Keystone XL decision

With the 1,700-mile oil pipeline now likely on hold until 2013, here's a roundup of reactions from 10 people closely involved in the debate.




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Obama to reject Keystone XL pipeline

The State Department has denied the proposed oil pipeline from Canada, heading off a congressionally mandated deadline of Feb. 21.




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Reactions to the Keystone XL rejection

The Obama administration's move won't necessarily kill the controversial oil pipeline, but it has still drawn strong reactions from both sides of the debate.




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Fox News: Keystone XL will create 2,000, 85,000, one million jobs

According to the GOP's favorite media mouthpiece, the Keystone XL pipeline would have created thousands, no- tens of thousands, no- hundreds of thousands, wait-




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Obama needs to face climate change, reject Keystone pipeline

Climate activist Bill McKibben says now is the time for the Obama administration to stand up to the richest industry on Earth.




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Pipeline spills call attention to Keystone XL

From Michigan to Arkansas, a series of recent oil spills have raised doubts about the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline.



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Impact of Keystone XL pipeline examined in new e-book

Washington Post energy correspondent Steven Mufson traveled the 1,700-mile path of the controversial tar sands pipeline.




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Protestors dislike Mark Zuckerberg's support of Keystone XL pipeline

Ads supporting the pipeline are the work of 2 political offshoots of Zuckerberg's social welfare organization.




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Celebs star in Keystone XL pipeline horror trailer spoof

Amy Smart, Justin Chatwin, Wendie Malick and Ed Begley Jr. for the Environmental Media Association.




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Astonished divers come across a massive jellyfish off the coast of England

Divers enjoy a swim alongside a human-sized jellyfish near Cornwall, England.




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Paul Barton brings his music, and a moment of peace, to rescued elephants

Weary animals at elephant sanctuary in Thailand relax as volunteer plays classical piano music in the forest.




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In Arlington, a free historic home with one not-so-small caveat

A pair of preservation-minded architects are giving away a historic 1926 bungalow sold as a mail order kit home by Sears with one big catch ...



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In Washington, legal skirmish over view-marring modular cabin comes to a happy end

A judge in Okanogan County, Wash. rules that an ill-sited prefab hut must be moved from its landscape-altering perch above the Methow Valley.



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Gemstone turns out to be fossil of an unknown dinosaur

Miners in Australia uncover the opal-filled fossil of a dog-size herbivore named Weewarrasaurus pobeni.



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Tons of methane lurk beneath Antarctic ice

Microbes possibly feeding on the remains of an ancient forest may be generating billions of tons of methane deep beneath Antarctic ice, a new study suggests.



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Federal judge halts construction of Keystone XL pipeline

Part of the Keystone oil pipeline was shut down after a 5,000-barrel leak in South Dakota, the pipeline's operator TransCanada said.



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Colorado burns. Washington watches.

Washington has had plenty of chances to do something about the pine beetle problem, but has chosen to do nothing.




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Wyoming governor delivers final message to Washington

In his last scheduled trip to the nation's capital as governor, Dave Freudenthal has some frank discussions with policy makers — and this MNN blogger.




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Antonio Banderas to star as Chilean miner, 'Super Mario'

Chilean mine accident survivor, Mario Sepulveda, is said to be thrilled with the casting decision.



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C. Gordon Fullerton, shuttle test pilot and astronaut, dies at 76

Gordon Fullerton, an Apollo-era NASA astronaut who was among the first test pilots to fly the space shuttle, died on Aug. 21.




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Washington's largest rooftop solar array will be atop an IKEA store

As it turns out, the Swedish retailer's rooftop power plants are also the biggest in several other states.




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Washington, D.C., to run entirely on renewable energy by 2032

District of Columbia lawmakers approve legislation that fast-tracks the city's bold clean energy goals.




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In wake of Gulf oil spill, bacteria sucked up 200,000 tons of oil

Naturally occurring bacteria gobbled up at least 200,000 tons of oil and natural gas that spewed into the Gulf following the BP Deepwater Horizon spill, a new s



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Halliburton admits erasing files after oil spill

The energy-services giant will plead guilty to destroying evidence after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to the U.S. Justice Department.




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Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam Vodka Tonic

You make jam in the summer, but you can enjoy it year-round when you make this tasty drink.




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Think you know rocks, minerals and gemstones?

How well-versed are you with our planet's fascinating geology? Test your knowledge and find out.



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H&M's 'organic cotton fraud'

A testing lab finds genetically modified cotton in H&M and other European brands' eco-friendly lines.



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Review: Organic Cotton Bedding by Gaiam

The Organic Cotton Percale Bedding from Gaiam takes a few washes to soften up, but then settles into being a wonderfully comfortable set of sheets.



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Ancient European stone inscriptions revealed by low river levels carry grave warnings

'If you see me, weep,' reads one of these so-called 'hunger stones.'



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A huge amount of water is sinking through the planet's tectonic fault lines

A perplexing amount of the planet's water slips deep into Earth's interior at some tectonic boundaries, a new study has found. But where does it go?



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World's most expensive pure chocolate is eaten with tongs

To'ak Chocolate is fair trade, USDA organic-certified and exclusively sourced from rare cacao beans found in Ecuador.




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EPA calls Keystone XL review 'insufficient'

The EPA and State Department have now clashed over the proposed pipeline twice in two years, muddling recent indications that its approval might be imminent.




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Florida is measuring its invasive python problem by the ton

In the latest Python Challenge, researchers bagged over 2,000 pounds of the problematic snakes and discovered some of the species' secrets.




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Planting trees when not with the Stones

Rolling Stones piano player Chuck Leavell shows off Charlane Plantation, where he champions the importance of trees.



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