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Citing Oil Spill as Deciding Blow, Environment Concedes Defeat

24. June 2010

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Citing Oil Spill as Deciding Blow, Environment Concedes Defeat

In a tearful press conference on Thursday, the environment said it would finally have to concede defeat at the hands of humanity.

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Whales of the World Launch “Krill Baby Krill” Campaign

10. May 2010

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Whales of the World Launch “Krill Baby Krill” Campaign

In an apparent effort to jump on the oil spill pun bandwagon, a coalition of the world's baleen whales has launched a lobbying and advertising campaign sporting the slogan "Krill Baby Krill!"

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Earth Day Swears It’s Turning “A Young 36″

5. April 2010

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Earth Day Swears It’s Turning “A Young 36″

In spite of widespread publicity on Earth Day's impending 40th birthday, the worldwide celebration of all things environmentally friendly insisted it is only turning 36 years old on April 22.

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Breaking: Passage of Health Care Reform Doesn’t Mean Shit for Climate Bill

22. March 2010

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Breaking: Passage of Health Care Reform Doesn’t Mean Shit for Climate Bill

In a historic vote on Sunday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a sweeping reform of the health care system in this country. Almost immediately, pundits began hypothesizing on the effect that this progressive success will have on another of President Obama's goals, a comprehensive climate and energy bill. The consensus is that no one has any fucking idea.

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Nuclear Waste to be Stored at Disney’s Big Thunder Mountain

17. March 2010

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Nuclear Waste to be Stored at Disney’s Big Thunder Mountain

The Department of Energy withdrew its decades-old application to turn Yucca Mountain in Nevada into a permanent nuclear waste storage facility, but quickly replaced it with a new site: Big Thunder Mountain at Disneyland.

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Maldives Orders a “Shit-Ton” of Sandbags

22. February 2010

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Maldives Orders a “Shit-Ton” of Sandbags

An international purchase agreement revealed yesterday that the low-lying island nation of the Maldives has ordered an extremely large number of sandbags from multiple companies in the United States and Europe. A representative of the Maldives government responded to an e-mail question of what the bags are for as follows: "We are expecting a bit of flooding."

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Senator McConnell Goes Into Real Lions’ Den, Doesn’t Come Out

30. January 2010

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Senator McConnell Goes Into Real Lions’ Den, Doesn’t Come Out

In an effort to match President Obama's show of bipartisanship when he spoke to and fielded questions from Republican House leaders on Friday, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R—Ken.) took a symbolic and apparently fatal approach.

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Poll: Majority, But Not Supermajority, Wants to Save the Planet

26. January 2010

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Poll: Majority, But Not Supermajority, Wants to Save the Planet

A new poll of more than 5,000 people from around the country found that only a majority actually care about protecting the environment. Without the required supermajority, though, it will be impossible to move forward on all planet-saving measures.

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Cape Wind Stalled By Tribe’s Spiritual Need For Cheap Craps Tables

19. January 2010

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Cape Wind Stalled By Tribe’s Spiritual Need For Cheap Craps Tables

The latest hiccup in a decade-long battle over the Cape Wind project comes from the Mashpee Wampanoag nation, who claim that the 130 turbines that would be built in Nantucket Sound would hinder their ancient tradition of greeting the sunrise while lying naked on piles of casino profits.

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Avatar Fans Form Environmental Group to Find “Private Pandora”

15. January 2010

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Avatar Fans Form Environmental Group to Find “Private Pandora”

James Cameron’s new hit Avatar is inspiring a new environmental interest group known as “The Avatarian Society” to seek out their own private Pandora. The group hopes to find a secret, unspoiled area so that they might live in the way of the Na’vi– the indigenous people who live harmoniously with nature in Cameron’s film. [...]

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