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Going green will not be optional in Cambridge, Mass., if the Cambridge Climate Congress has its way. It will be mandatory. There will be congestion pricing to reduce car travel. Curbside parking will be eliminated. There will be a carbon tax “of some kind,” not to mention taxes on plastic …

The largest ecological disaster in U.S. history has largely been taken care of, the government claims. Many scientists aren’t so sure, however. In a five-page report, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) claimed “a vast majority” of the BP oil spill is now completely gone. The remaining 25% consists …

They oughta call them the Time Bandits. Everyone knows leap years occur every four years. But thanks to science’s ability to measure things very, very precisely, every now and then we have to add in an extra second, too — a “leap second” that keeps our clocks coordinated with the …

The old idiom “in like a lion, out like a lamb” might need some revising in 2011. Based on a recent study by the University of Hawaii, March 2011 will go out more like a sea monster — thanks to the BP oil spill. As BP abruptly halts efforts to …