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China plans to create 13 million clean energy jobs by 2020.

Nye first found television fame in the ’90s with his weekly children’s show on PBS. Now, he’s returning to the small screen — or, at least, the streaming device — with Bill Nye Saves the World, a Netflix series set to debut this spring.

“Each episode will tackle a topic from a scientific point of view,” Nye said in a statement, “dispelling myths, and refuting anti-scientific claims that may be espoused by politicians, religious leaders, or titans of industry.” Those topics include some hot-button issues, like vaccinations, genetically modified foods, and climate change.

Though he got his start on an uncontroversial kids’ show, in recent years Nye has not shied away from contentious issues. He’s been an especially outspoken critic of climate change deniers. Last year, he bet notorious denier Marc Marano $20,000 that 2016 would be one of the 10 hottest years on record. Morano declined the offer — which, considering the data, was probably wise.

Nye will get some help on his new show from special correspondents like Karlie Kloss. “We’ll be talking about every nerdy thing you can dream of,” says the model.

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Sorry, San Franciscans — New York rated as nation’s best transit city

Sorry, San Franciscans — New York rated as nation’s best transit city

Ed Yourdon

Subway life in New York.

If you loathe cars and want to live in an urban transit utopia, your best bets in the U.S. are San Francisco and New York.

And stay the hell away from Colorado Springs.

Walk Score, a website that grades the walkability, transit options, and bike friendliness of localities across the country, just published its 2014 list of urban oases that are best served by public transit.

It gave New York the highest score for transit options — 81 out of 100. That narrowly bested San Francisco, where a bevy of Muni, BART, and inter-city bus options earned the city’s transit options a score of 80 out of 100.

For a transit lover’s nightmare, you could always try Colorado Springs in Colorado. It scored just 15 out of 100.

Here’s more from around the country, in infographic form:

Walk ScoreClick to embiggen.


Source
New Ranking of Best U.S. Cities for Public Transit, Walk Score

John Upton is a science fan and green news boffin who tweets, posts articles to Facebook, and blogs about ecology. He welcomes reader questions, tips, and incoherent rants: johnupton@gmail.com.

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