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Josh Dzieza

Josh Dzieza is a former writer at The Daily Beast. Follow him on Twitter at @joshdzieza

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All-Access Pass

So You Want to Tour a Sewer

From skyscrapers to subway tunnels, dogged adventurer Bradley Garrett explores the urban unknown. By Josh Dzieza.

Josh Dzieza

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Steam Heat

Solar Power on a Grand Scale

There’s a new type of solar plant coming online. Does it have a future?

Josh Dzieza

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COAL’S LUMPS

EPA Caps Coal Emissions

The Environmental Protection Agency is putting forth tough new standards for newly built electricity plants. Is this the next battle in the war on coal?

Josh Dzieza

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Oil and Water

Did Floods Cause Fracking Disaster?

Authorities predict that damage from fracking and other surface pollutants will be small. By Josh Dzieza.

Josh Dzieza

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Far Out

What You Hear in Space

The spacecraft has 12 billion miles on its odometer and has now left the solar system.

Josh Dzieza

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Game Still On

The Geriatric Joystick

A new study shows that older people playing videogames get sharper and whip younger opponents. By Josh Dzieza.

Josh Dzieza

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Big Chill

(Nuclear) Winter is Coming

Common in mining for more than a century, ice walls are now used to contain radiation. By Josh Dzieza.

Josh Dzieza

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Quiet, Please

How to Hide From Your Phone

A sleek counter-surveillance tool, the OFF Pocket hides your phone and silences it, too, writes Josh Dzieza.

Josh Dzieza

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Roundup

To Strike or Not?

The six best arguments for and against an air assault on Syria.

Josh Dzieza

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Controversial Crop

The Glowing Plant Fracas

Kickstarter has amended its rules on funding genetically modified organisms, but the fight over who gets to grow what continues to rage. By Josh Dzieza.

Josh Dzieza

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