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Cleaner air from tackling climate change would save millions of lives, says study
The benefits of a reduction in air pollution alone justify action on climate change, say the authors of a new report.
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How to find the greenest airline
Just three roundtrip cross-country or trans-Atlantic flights cause almost as much climate pollution as the average American household produces in an entire year. With that in mind, lots of fliers […]
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A Community Solar Gold Standard?
Joy Hughes was living in the San Luis Valley of Colorado, a place with a “tremendous amount of solar potential,” so good that the valley’s residents were being overwhelmed by […]
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Ask Umbra: Is it OK to eat gummy bears?
A reader wonders if gummy bears are the more ethical candy choice. Umbra chews on the question.
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Ahead of IPCC report, fossil-fuel groups organize climate denial campaign
Next week, the IPCC will issue its first climate assessment report since 2007. So it's time for the deniers to crawl out from under their rocks and scream at the top of their lungs.
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What the New Power Plant Carbon Standard Means for Coal
In the words of our Vice-President, this is a BFD. On Friday, September 20, the Environmental Protection Agency released draft carbon pollution standards for new power plants. If finalized as […]
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British anti-fracking occupation will continue
A local council in England tried to evict a high-profile fracking protest, but a judge ruled that the protesters can stay.
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Labor and Climate Justice: 60+ Environmental Justice groups appeal to AFL-CIO on eve of convention
On the eve of the annual AFL-CIO 2013 convention, over 60 environmental justice groups wrote a letter to the Labor Movement about climate change. Its a sort of tough-love letter […]
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The Global Land Rush
By Lester R. Brown Between 2007 and mid-2008, world grain and soybean prices more than doubled. As food prices climbed everywhere, some exporting countries began to restrict grain shipments in […]
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Protecting Americans from Power Plant Pollution
On September 20, the Environmental Protection Agency will release new safeguards against carbon pollution that, if expectations are on target, will confirm something investors, governors, community leaders, and everyday Americans […]
