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Let’s Not Trawl a National Treasure
Alaska’s Bering Sea is home to one of the most remarkable places in the world, “the Grand Canyons of the Sea.” These canyons are over a mile and a half […]
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What the frack do we know? Not much, it turns out
A new report in the journal Science discovers there are a lot of things about fracking we don’t know. But since we've fracked half the country anyway, we're going to find out.
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America’s first climate refugees: One family’s great escape
Jeff and Lisa Charles -- and their six children -- lead the evacuation of Newtok, Alaska, to their new home in Mertarvik.
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America’s first climate refugees
Newtok, Alaska, is losing ground to the sea at a dangerous rate and for its residents, exile is inevitable.
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Dozens of U.S. Cities Board the Bike-Sharing Bandwagon
By Janet Larsen When New York City opened registration for its much anticipated public bike-sharing program on April 15, 2013, more than 5,000 people signed up within 30 hours. Eager […]
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8 Vivid Charts – 8 Reasons for a Solar Energy Standard in Minnesota
A conference committee is resolving differences between House and (much weaker) Senate versions of a solar energy standard in Minnesota today. Here’s 8 graphic reasons why the state should go […]
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Monster ice sheets destroy homes, terrorize residents
The fast-moving ice was whipped up from melting lakes and pushed ashore by strong winds in Minnesota and Manitoba. See crazy video.
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Keystone Pipeline Not a Big Deal — Say Interests Supported By Oil and Gas Industry
Last week, the Washington DC publication National Journal gave us the scoop, in an article entitled, “What People Close to Obama Think About the Keystone XL Pipeline”: Obama-connected environmental experts “are […]
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The coming GOP civil war over climate change
Reality and demographics are battling the Koch brothers, says the National Journal.
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CO2 crosses dreaded 400 ppm milestone, and science is very disappointed in you
As predicted, human activities finally push carbon dioxide levels to a 3-million-year high. Climate scientists throw up their hands in exasperation.
