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Take Action! A better way forward in the Klamath Basin

Some want to ignore the best available science for river flows for salmon, allow commercial farming (and the associated flow of pesticides) to continue on National Wildlife Refuge land, and wait until 2020 for any action to begin on dam removal.

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Prof plans greenhouse-like tunnel to grow crops

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A Purdue University scientist hopes to build a special greenhouse that will grow vegetables in the Indiana winter by tapping into excess heat produced by a campus power plant.
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Reader photo of the day: Kitteh says 'I can haz my morning coffee?'

Color us enchanted by submitter Dave's photo of his kitten, Mogwai, who's just about the most precious thing we've seen in recent memory. "Mogwai helps me with early morning wake-up," Dave explains. We can easily imagine that -- after all, who wouldn't
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Even celebrities have pet problems: Joe Namath sued by former UPS employee over dog aggression

A former UPS driver has sued Joe Namath, alleging he was attacked by the Hall of Fame quarterback's dogs while making a delivery at his Florida home.
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Kentucky men arrested for allegedly stealing lizard, trying to pawn it for alcohol

It's early yet, but we can say with a reasonable degree of certainty that, when all is said and done, this story will be today's most bizarre: Police arrested a father and son in a small Kentucky town for allegedly stealing a lizard named Big and attempt
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