¡Adiós amigos!: Don't think the world is getting warmer? We know some glaciers in the Andes that would disagree with you. Pack your galoshes, because they are melting at the fastest rate in 300 years and have shrunk an average of 30 to 50 percent since the 1970s. Still aren't convinced? Ugh, ok. Pack your penguin poop remover, we're headed to Antarctica. BBC, New York Times
Like to a network that runs on oil money. OnEarth
Something’s fishy: More evidence that the FDA is out to lunch (as our recent cover story put it): the agency doesn’t inspect most seafood imported from overseas, even though Americans consume nearly 5 million pounds of it a year. Less than 2 percent of imported seafood gets inspected, which means a lot of food-borne illnesses and drug-tainted fish are making their way to our plates. A new government study says 44 percent of the foodborne-illness outbreaks caused by imports from 2005 to 2010 involved seafood -- more than any other type of food. Think about that the next time you hit the endless shrimp buffet. Mother Jones
Salty lake, sooty air, creamy cure: Doctors in Salt Lake City, Utah, are petitioning their mayor and the Utah governor to fix the city’s air pollution problem with measures like free public transit during the wintertime. Sounds awesome, right? It gets better. The doctors are recommending eating chocolate, an anti-oxidant, as a way to help your body cope with the toxic exposure. We’re not so sure that’s going to work, but hell if we won’t mind trying! Associated Press
DOAcats: We told you yesterday about a New Zealand economist who wants his country to ban domestic cats because of the damage they do to native birds and other wildlife. (He’s not heartless -- he wants to phase felines out through spaying and neutering, not euthanasia.) Laura Helmuth says: right on! Cats are evil! Turns out early humans didn’t even want them as pets; unlike dogs and farm animals, cats domesticated themselves -- although they did turn out to be rather useful at killing the rodents that ate our crops. Now that most of us don’t need them for that purpose, though, they’re nothing but moochers terrorizing songbirds and other wildlife. But without them, how would we waste time on the Internet? Slate
Monster e-trucks: Automakers are starting to build bigger hybrids and electric vehicles, like SUVs, vans, and even trucks. We can't wait to see all-American, pick-up-driving dudes chilling by chargers, instead of gas pumps. Climate Wire
Monster turbines: Wind turbine manufacturers are starting to build bigger machines, too. Just one of these babies would be longer than a football field, with blades of about 330 feet. And in this case, bigger really is better: these turbines can harness wind offshore, and theoretically, at least, help wind compete with coal. Technology Review
Please, Sir, I want some more porridge: You know how dogs will eat anything? Well, that's one of the traits that started their evolution away from wolves. A new study that looked at dog and wolf DNA found that dogs are distinguished by genes that allow for better processing of starch. The earliest dogs were likely wolves that found the porridge and bread that humans were tossing into the trash most digestible. And then they started following us around, asking for more ... and more ... and more. Los Angeles Times
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