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Dark Money Billionaires Push for Pro-Nuclear Radiation Climate Denier for White House Science Post

Years before backing Donald Trump, the Mercers helped support the congressional campaign of Arthur Robinson, who attempted to oust Rep. Peter DeFazio. Robinson made for an unusual candidate. He is a climate

March 23, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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Lobbies & Special Interests

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Dark Data: Trump Backers Bankroll Firm Developing Psychological Profiles of Every U.S. Voter

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One of the more mysterious parts of the Mercer family’s political orbit is Cambridge Analytica. The data firm claims it has psychological profiles of over 200 million American voters. The firm was

March 23, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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Lobbies & Special Interests

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A New Type of Farm Is Letting Us Grow 100 Times More Food

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Farming has been a cornerstone of civilization for a long time — even before sewer systems. As humans have evolved, so has farming. Thanks to drones, CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, and a host of other innovations, we have come farther than we would have

March 23, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

Lab-Grown Meat: Better for Animals, Better for the Environment

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Lab-grown meat is coming our way soon… and we may even be able to afford it.

March 23, 2017
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Category: Environment

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Why Is the EPA Delaying Release of Glyphosate Information?

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Whether glyphosate, the active ingredient of a popular herbicide, causes cancer has been the subject of heated debate. About a year ago, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) briefly published information on its

March 22, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

How North Carolina’s Republicans Are Fighting Democracy

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A war is heating up in North Carolina about the right to vote, and the political future of the state. The Wake County Superior Court found recently that the Republican-controlled General Assembly’s “power grab” last December to strip the incoming