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Full Planet, Empty Plates: Chapter 5. Eroding Soils Darkening Our Future
By Lester R. Brown In 1938 Walter Lowdermilk, a senior official in the Soil Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, traveled abroad to look at lands that had […]
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No, fast food isn’t actually good for you: In defense of Pollanites
A new article in The Atlantic argues healthy eaters and Pollanites should embrace fast food so the industry will reform itself. What's wrong with this argument?
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President Unveils “Obama Climate Pollution Test” for Future Energy Projects
Today, in his speech at Georgetown University, President Obama challenged us to answer the essential question for every future energy policy decision we face – what will the net climate […]
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What Obama’s Climate Announcement Means for Coal and Clean Energy
If you’re reading this post, then you are part of the last generation of people who will have the chance to stop runaway climate disruption. Coal-fired power plants are the […]
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Newly licensed pilot aims to cross the Atlantic in an electric airplane
The idea is to do what Charles Lindbergh did — but in an electric plane.
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For Our Future, Today Can’t Be Obama’s Final #ActOnClimate
This afternoon at Georgetown University, President Obama plans to announce a series of “steady, responsible steps” to tackle climate change. It appears that the president will finally begin to make […]
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No-drama Obama unveils series of modest, sensible steps on climate change
Obama's climate plan contains no sweeping, cathartic gestures, just a series of small, sensible steps. But small, sensible steps matter.
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Obama’s climate plan in 3 easy bullet points (and a few sub-bullet points)
We've got details on the president's climate action plan, which he unveiled in a speech on Tuesday. The big move: clamping down on coal power plants.
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American Atlantis: Sea-level rise means Miami is doomed
A must-read piece in Rolling Stone says it's a question of when, not if, the sea will swallow Miami.
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Biodegradable bamboo car is like driving a lawn chair
It's lightweight, electric-powered, biodegradable, handcrafted, and probably makes you look like a bozo.
