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Cooked Islands
Rising sea levels and sea temperatures caused by climate change could wreak havoc on the economies of small South Pacific nations, costing $3 billion to $3.9 billion over the next […]
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Framing: the Debate
A judge in Mexico is expected to issue a ruling within days on the appeal of two environmental activists who have been convicted of illegally possessing drugs and guns even […]
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Rudolf, the Sunburned Reindeer
Within 20 years, a new ozone hole could develop over the North Pole, similar to the one that has been expanding dramatically in recent years over the South Pole, according […]
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Bend Over
Big Bend National Park in Texas frequently has the dirtiest air of any of the national parks in the Western U.S., says the National Park Service. On clear days, visibility […]
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Beating Their Breasts
There’s a small but growing movement among breast cancer activists to focus on the environmental factors thought to contribute to the disease. “Women who for years thought the answer was […]
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Woo Is Me
Speaking yesterday before a crowd of more than 30,000 in Madison, Wis., Al Gore stressed the importance of tackling global warming in one of the most spirited speeches he’s given […]
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The Grim Reefer
More than 25 percent of the world’s coral reefs have been destroyed by global warming, pollution, and destructive fishing techniques, and most of the rest could be dead in 20 […]
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She Shoots, She Scores!
A majority of members of the U.S. Congress voted more often over the past two years to weaken environmental laws than to strengthen them, according to the League of Conservation […]
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Moral Fixation
By 2100, the average world temperature could rise between 2.7 and nearly 11 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a new draft report by the U.N.-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This […]
