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Fox News: Pollution's Got What Plants Crave

Yes. Really. Screencap via Grist: As Grist pointed out, nitrogen in pollution helps trees initially — then the pollution kills them.

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Rand Paul is an Idiot

Libertarian boy wonder Kentucky Senator Rand Paul’s response to today’s Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act. Just because a couple people on the Supreme Court declare something to be ‘constitutional’ does not make it so. The whole thing … Continue reading

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America is Mr. Short Term Memory

Steve Benen on a new Gallup poll showing that Americans think government is doing too much: The results are more than a little discouraging. In a time of widespread fires, a whole lot of Americans have been convinced not to … Continue reading

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China Wins Again

Another reason why the Republicans need to be ignored: As the United States takes its first steps toward mandating that power companies generate more electricity from renewable sources, China already has a similar requirement and is investing billions to remake … Continue reading

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Idiocracy

I’m not sure how Comedy Central positions its advertising, but there’s something really upsetting about watching Mike Judge’s Idiocracy interspersed with promos for Ron White’s new standup special and commercials for something called “Giant Cheetos.” I’m not making that up. … Continue reading

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