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LISTEN: A New Anthem For All The Corgis Out There
We all know how wonderful corgis are, whether they're wearing panda suits, pondering their political ambitions or hanging out with friends on the beach. And now all of those lovable pooches have their own anthem, the "Corgi Song." The tune was written and sung by Shaun Cammack, who said in the video's description...
huffingtonpost.com (7 days ago)
College Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaigns Heat Up
A group of Swarthmore College students wants action. They're willing to interrupt meetings. They're willing to piss off their peers. And, in some cases, they're willing to go to jail. That was the guiding thought behind a protest earlier this month, in which students commandeered a Group of Managers meeting, a...
huffingtonpost.com (7 days ago)
17 Tiny Pigs Who Need To Get Real
These tiny pigs think they have it all figured out, but they are due for a rude awakening. 1. Little pig, you expect an Etsy store to be your only source of income in such an oversaturated marketplace???Imgur2. The odds of needing a tiny pig extra on "Law & Order: SVU" are so low.Flickr:State Farm3. How many...
huffingtonpost.com (7 days ago)
5.1 Magnitude Quake Shakes Toronto
TORONTO — A 5.2 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Ottawa rattled buildings Friday in Ontario and Quebec and was felt across upstate New York from Buffalo to the Vermont border. Canada's government agency that monitors earthquakes said the quake it registered a 5.2-magnitude temblor with an epicenter located...
huffingtonpost.com (7 days ago)
Ed Coffin: Is Veganism a Personal Choice?
We often hear people say that being vegan, or not being vegan, is a "personal choice." But, is it really? First, we have to break down the two ways in which this response is mainly used. Typically, the assertion that veganism is a mere "personal choice" is used by those of us who are simply unaware of the issues...
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Puppy Meets Dastardly Rival
This puppy either found an incredible foe or a friend for life in this doorstop. Via Daily Picks And Flicks
huffingtonpost.com (7 days ago)
Tim Profeta: The Climate Post: Carbon Dioxide Milestone Revised by NOAA
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced last week that carbon dioxide concentrations at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii surpassed the milestone 400 parts per million for a sustained period. NOAA has since revised the figure -- on the basis of computer analysis -- saying its May 9...
huffingtonpost.com (7 days ago)
10 Percent Of Facebook Users Aren't Human
Facebook loves to talk about its ridiculously high number of users. Yes, Facebook has a whole lot of accounts, but many of them aren't humans. eMarketer released an analysis of Facebook's audience, and it turns out more than 10 percent of Facebook's reported monthly users are not human. Over 100 million active...
huffingtonpost.com (7 days ago)
Obama Tries Hard To Change The Subject
By Mark Felsenthal and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday will seek to turn the spotlight from controversies threatening to swamp his agenda to the economy by announcing he will cut in half the time it takes to get federal approval for large job-creating projects. Obama...
huffingtonpost.com (7 days ago)
Donald Carr: Tea For Me, Not For You
A day after the Senate Agriculture committee passed its version of the 2013 farm bill, the House committee did the same. The Senate wrongly trimmed nutrition and conservation programs while boosting crop insurance subsidies. The House version, voted out of committee late Wednesday night, supercharged these cuts by...
huffingtonpost.com (7 days ago)
WATCH: Kitten Takes On 2 Lizards
What happens when you introduce a kitten to two lizards? Everything you could possibly hope for. This week, YouTube user scootbgirl90 uploaded a video of one kitten desperately trying to avoid being labeled "scaredy" as she takes on some scaly nemeses. We'll let you watch for yourself to see the outcome. But...
huffingtonpost.com (7 days ago)
Philip Radford: An Open Letter to the Congressional Committee Investigating Politically-Motivated...
Dear Senator Carl Levin, Senator John McCain, Congressman Elijah Cummings and Congressman Darrell Issa: Greenpeace has been watching with great interest the unfolding controversy over whether the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) singled out "tea party" groups for special scrutiny. We're pleased to see Attorney General...
huffingtonpost.com (7 days ago)
LOOK: Adorable Coyote Pup On The Mend After Horrific Encounter With Cactus
A coyote puppy suffered what would have been a deadly encounter with a cholla cactus on Tuesday. Thankfully, three good Samaritans came to its rescue and their story is now going viral. Gwen Maxwell of Sun City West, Ariz., discovered the coyote stumbling around her property Tuesday morning, according to AZ Family....
huffingtonpost.com (7 days ago)
New Fracking Rules Spark Controversy Among State Officials
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming officials worry that Interior Department rules for hydraulic fracturing on federal land might unnecessarily duplicate the state's existing regulations for the practice which has revolutionized oil and gas development while facing criticism from some as a potential threat to clean...
huffingtonpost.com (7 days ago)
Birth your baby the most green way
If you have no medical issues or emergency situations, plan a green carbon neutral birth of your baby. Including what you are doing in your birth announcement may influence friends and family to consider how they can help protect the...
examiner.com (7 days ago)
Maria Rodale: A Recipe for Great Growth
by guest blogger Coach Mark Smallwood, Rodale Institute executive director When it comes to growing food, it takes a village. But not the kind of village you might think. While inviting friends and neighbors over to help plant in the spring, harvest in the summer and fall, or weed anytime during the growing season...
huffingtonpost.com (7 days ago)
Elliott Negin: Unreliable Sources 3: How the Media Help the Kochs & ExxonMobil Spread Climate...
ExxonMobil Chairman, President and CEO Rex Tillerson may sound more reasonable than his predecessor, but he's still funding climate contrarian think tanks. (Getty Images) This six-part series, "Unreliable Sources: How the Media Help the Kochs and ExxonMobil Spread Climate Disinformation," documents that the press...
huffingtonpost.com (7 days ago)
LOOK: Most Stunning Image Of Yosemite
The gushing waterfalls. The half dome at sunset. The trees. So many trees. Could Yosemite be any more beautiful? If a photo that recently surfaced is any indication, then yes, yes it can. Photographer Nolan Nitschke spent hours in the park with his camera as a storm approached, waiting for the perfect moment to...
huffingtonpost.com (8 days ago)
LOOK: Earth & Sky Photo Contest Winners
It must have been a tough job narrowing down 710 entries to pick the handful of winners from the 2013 Earth and Sky Photo Contest, but the most incredible photographs of the bunch have finally been revealed. The World At Night (TWAN), an international photography program that collaborated with Astronomers Without...
huffingtonpost.com (8 days ago)
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: 'Green News Report' - May 16, 2013
TWITTER: @GreenNewsReportFACEBOOK: Green News ReportThe 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Hysterical Fox 'News' flip-floppery on Tesla; Consensus strikes again: 97% of climate scientists say global warming is man-made, but the public thinks it's...
huffingtonpost.com (8 days ago)
WATCH: Storm Chasers Surrounded By Texas Twisters
These guys are lucky they didn't get hurt. An amateur video, published Thursday by CBS News, features two young storm chasers and at least two of the multiple tornadoes that hit the area around Millsap, Texas, Wednesday night. The duo, identified as Aaron Estman and Cody Howard, initially begin filming a tornado to...
huffingtonpost.com (8 days ago)
Oil Slips on Uncertainty Over Demand Growth
U.S. crude futures slipped towards $95 a barrel on Friday.
cnbc.com (8 days ago)
Fast Money, May 16, 2013
CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders discuss the day's top trades and the stocks they'll be watching tomorrow.
cnbc.com (8 days ago)
Cramer: Smaller MLPs with Big Potential
Cramer often talks about the big MLPs, here he takes a look at some niche players.
cnbc.com (8 days ago)
LOOK: Mind-Blowing Optical Illusions
"I don’t capture moments, I capture ideas," Erik Johansson proclaims on his website. The Swedish photographer seems to take heavy cues from M.C. Escher, creating impossible worlds that upend our expectations. In Johansson's optical illusions, which we first spotted on Visual News, white sheets become fallen snow,...
huffingtonpost.com (8 days ago)
WATCH: Death Valley 'Dreamlapse'
This "dreamlapse" of Death Valley is simply stunning. The skies above the famed desert valley are put on display as the stars dance across the frame and a pink aurora is seen on the horizon. The filmmakers create what they call "star trails," Picasso-esque lines of light, using long exposure times and the Earth's...
huffingtonpost.com (8 days ago)
Obama's EPA Pick Advances
WASHINGTON -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday approved the nomination of Gina McCarthy to head the Environmental Protection Agency, sending the Obama administration's pick for consideration before the full Senate. The vote was 10 to 8, with members voting along party lines. The...
huffingtonpost.com (8 days ago)
Pipeline Crew Evicted
HARTLEY BAY, B.C. - Members of the Gitga'at Nation say they have evicted a Northern Gateway Pipelines crew from their territory on the north coast of British Columbia as it tried to conduct oil spill response surveys. The small First Nation of Hartley Bay says the crew showed up uninvited to carry out work on a...
huffingtonpost.com (8 days ago)
Amy Larkin: While the Hills Are Still Alive
Sorry if I put this ear-tickling Rogers and Hammerstein song into your head today, but as you're now stuck singing it all day, you might as well listen to the lyrics. The alpine mountains that go so well with the song's swelling orchestrations are in retreat. In Glacier National Park in the United States, there were...
huffingtonpost.com (8 days ago)
Senate Confirms Ernest Moniz As Energy Secretary
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday voted to confirm nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz as U.S. secretary of energy. The vote was 97-0. Moniz, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, had previously served as energy undersecretary in the Clinton administration. His nomination had been held up for weeks...
huffingtonpost.com (8 days ago)
