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Climate change and “environmental journalism”
Climate change is not an "environmental problem" and it can't be adequately covered by the shrinking ranks of environmental journalists.
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6 mind-boggling facts about farms in China
China's industrial behemoth hasn't just fouled up the vast nation's water; it's also taken a big bite out of its land.
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Rising Temperature, Rising Food Prices
By Lester R. Brown Agriculture as it exists today developed over 11,000 years of rather remarkable climate stability. It has evolved to maximize production within that climate system. Now, suddenly, […]
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California’s unusual plan to cut greenhouse gases
Here's how the Bay Area, Sacramento, and San Diego are cutting greenhouse gases in response to S.B. 375.
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Do frightened grasshoppers increase carbon storage in grasslands?
Filed under: grasslands, NBI, biocarbon, carbon, natural systems Do frightened grasshoppers increase carbon storage in grasslands? It appears the answer is yes, according to Yale Forestry School research that shows grasslands […]
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Local Permitting Makes a Bigger Difference as Solar Gets Cheap
Going solar keeps getting cheaper, but most of the cost savings have come from less expensive solar panels. “Soft costs,” like permitting and inspections, are a rising share of the […]
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China’s voyage to cross the less frozen Arctic Ocean
China bets historically low Arctic ice will allow a rusty hulk to sail through the fabled Northern Sea Route, opening up a shortcut to lucrative trade in the E.U.
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Environmental Justice Activists Look to Close Big Polluter’s Loopholes
A loophole is a polluter’s best friend — and today, community activists from fenceline communities traveled to Washington, D.C., to try and close one of them. These concerned citizens were […]
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Climate scientists are 95 percent sure that humans are causing global warming
Leaked drafts of the forthcoming fifth IPCC climate report reveal that scientists are more sure than ever before that we're screwing up the climate.
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The Climate Movement and the 2014 Elections
Here’s a thought: hundreds of local climate activists around the country running for federal, state and local offices in 2014, doing so in a connected way and with solutions to […]
