Environment

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Power of American Energy Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Supernatural: The Complete Tenth Season, American Horror Story: Freak Show and The Walking Dead: The Complete Fifth Season are some of the best binge-watching horror titles on Blu-ray this Halloween season.

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"It is ... not appropriate to think that human activity — putting CO2 into the atmosphere — doesn't make the Earth warmer. All things being equal, it does. It is uncontroverted," said former New York Gov. George Pataki. (Associated Press)

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American Lung Association officials admit their broader strategy has morphed during President Obama's time in the White House, saying they recognize significant "policy opportunities" that come with a president who has vowed to make climate change a centerpiece of his final years in office. (Association Press)

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This Oct. 27, 2015 photo shows a roughly 75-foot Lutz spruce, center, that was selected from six contenders as the 2015 Capitol Christmas Tree through a program run by the U.S. Forest Service in the Chugach National Forest near Seward, Alaska. Alaska's forests will finally have a representative in Washington, D.C.: This year's Capitol Christmas tree will be the first one from the Last Frontier. (Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion via AP)

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The Department of Energy is urging children to dress up as solar panels and wind turbines for Halloween in a green initiative it's dubbing "Energyween." (Department of Energy)

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In this Nov. 29, 2012 photo, the Jet Star roller coaster is battered by the surf after it plunged into the ocean at Seaside Heights N.J. during Superstorm Sandy. Three years after the storm, most coastal tourism facilities in New Jersey and New York have been rebuilt.(AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)

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What flightless bird became extinct in 1681 after being devoured by Europeans for food?

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How many people were killed in 1979 at the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster?

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A Pakistani soldier carries an injured child who was airlifted from Chitral following Monday's deadly earthquake, at Peshawar airbase in Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. Rescuers are struggling to reach quake-stricken regions in Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday as officials said the combined death toll from the previous day's earthquake rose to hundreds. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

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A Pakistani boy examines a house damaged caused by massive earthquake in Mingora, the main town of Swat valley, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. Officials say rescuers are struggling to reach quake-stricken regions in Pakistan and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali)

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TheBirds

#10. THE BIRDS is a 1963 horror thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, loosely based on the 1952 story "The Birds" by Daphne du Maurier. It focuses on a series of sudden and unexplained violent bird attacks on the people of Bodega Bay, California over the course of a few days. The film features the screen debut of Tippi Hedren. It also starred Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette and Veronica Cartwright. The screenplay was by Evan Hunter. Hitchcock told him to develop new characters and a more elaborate plot, keeping du Maurier's title and concept of unexplained bird attacks. The film received a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 96%, with the consensus: "Proving once again that build-up is the key to suspense, Hitchcock successfully turned birds into some of the most terrifying villains in horror history."The eminent film critic David Thomson refers to it as Hitchcock's "last unflawed film". The film was honored by the American Film Institute as the seventh greatest thriller and Bravo awarded it the 96th spot on their "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" for the scene when the birds attack the town.

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In this photo taken on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, an elephant crosses the road in Hwange National Park, about 700 kilometers south west of Harare, Zimbabwe. Cyanide poisoning has killed 22 elephants in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority said on Monday Oct. 26, 2015. This brings to 62 the number of elephants poisoned by poachers in this southern Africa country in October. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, File)

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Patients are brought to a hospital after severe earthquake was felt in Mingora, the main town of Pakistan Swat valley, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake in northern Afghanistan rocked cities across South Asia. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali)

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People stand outside their offices after a severe earthquake is felt in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake in northern Afghanistan rocked cities across South Asia. Strong tremors were felt in Kabul, New Delhi and Islamabad on Monday. In the Pakistani capital, walls swayed back and forth and people poured out of office buildings in a panic, reciting verses from the Quran. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)