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IMAGE: SOLAR AND ELECTRIC CAR AT GREEN RALLY
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'Green Grand Prix' includes wood-fueled truck
When the green flag waved to start the Green Grand Prix of Watkins Glen, Robert Beam was out to smoke the field.

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Experts list warming, impacts ties
Publishing in the journal Nature this week, a team of scientists has come up with what it said is the first study to show a direct link between humans, climate change and impacts.

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Business: Scooter sales are way up
Shops around the country are reporting upturn, even in bad weather
Politics: Congress passes farm bill
$290 billion election year measure includes conservation payments
Autos: Smart car gets high crash scores
Size may be less of an issue in potential urban accidents — study
  Environment features
Cars ranked by chemical content
Billing it as the first-ever consumer guide to toxic chemicals in cars, an advocacy group rated more than 200 models based on interior parts — from steering wheels to armrests — whose chemical components can break down over time.

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Texas ants eat homes’ electrics
May 16: A plague of voracious raspberry ants causes havoc in Texas, invading homes, attacking wildlife and destroying electrical equipment. NBC's Janet Shamlian reports.

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  Nature's Best Photography
Click to view some incredible pictures of our wild world that were made by young photographers and published in 'Nature’s Best Photography for Kids'.

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Battle of the Bags: Paper vs. Plastic
Msnbc.com takes you on interactive journey through the debate over the "greenest" way to cart away groceries.
  Threatened species

Did you know that the "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species," which is put together by the IUCN, lists 7,725 animal species as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered? Each week, and with the IUCN's help, MSNBC.com will profile a threatened species. Check back each week, clicking here for the latest poster child for conservation.

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Vital Signs of a Warming World
The science, impacts and scenarios of climate shifts
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Antarctica
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Reflections from time on ‘the Ice’
Experiences gained from an Antarctic odyssey, plus readers’ comments
IMAGE: SOLAR RACE CAR ON HIGHWAY
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Car race shows solar power potential
Tapping the sun, students drove 2,500 miles from Texas to Canada
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Fighting fires
MSNBC.com's Jon Bonne reports on shifting strategies
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Gentlemen, start your fuel cells
Road trip highlights potential for cars, but also potholes
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Nuclear waste
MSNBC.com's Miguel Llanos reports on the debate over Yucca Mountain

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