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Dan River power plant, Duke Energy, Helicopter coal ash flyover. Photo credit: Sanjay Suchak.

Duke Energy Confirms Pollution of Groundwater, Stability Problems at Unlined Coal Ash Pits Across North Carolina

November 14, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Duke Energy is polluting groundwater, damaging wetlands, and storing coal ash in unstable areas at unlined, leaking sites in North and South Carolina, according to its own recent filings required by the US federal Coal […]

A river icing on a small unnamed river that drains into Galbraith Lake, Alaska, which is in the Atigun River basin and was a major base camp location for the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline connecting the Arctic Ocean to Valdez, Alaska. The people in this photo are researchers and students associated with Toolik Field Station. Credit: Jay Zarnetske.

Arctic River Ice Deposits Rapidly Disappearing

April 19, 2017 Kay Whatley

Changes Could Impact Wildlife That Depends on Arctic Rivers By Nanci Bompey (American Geophysical Union), Valerie Osowski (Michigan State University), and Emily Williams (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill) Climate change is causing thick ice deposits that form […]

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The Strange-ness: “Just ask Alexa!” to Mow The Lawn

March 15, 2018

Husqvarna robotic mowers will be compatible with the cloud-based voice service Alexa On March 15, 2018, at a press event in Aycliffe, United Kingdom, Husqvarna demonstrated the functions of “Just ask Alexa” and future Amazon Alexa […]

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The Strange-ness: Michigan Man Challenges Police on Facebook, Turns Self In

October 19, 2017

One Michigan police department received a challenge from a man with active warrants. The man posted on the Redford Township Police Department’s Facebook page, offering to turn himself in if their Facebook post was shared […]

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The Strange-ness: Finnish Wallpaper Aims to Show 10 Things for a Happier World

July 11, 2018

Finnish interiors brand FEATHR have created a wallpaper to mark the arrival of President Trump and President Putin to Helsinki for the 16th July Helsinki summit – and to show what they could learn from […]