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Is a ‘Game of Thrones’ winter coming?
Last year's March heat wave and this year's endless freeze could be signs, climate scientists say, of a stark new reality: longer, and more unpredictable, winters and summers.
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Building Natural Carbon: Five Policy Principles
Driven by the fossil-fueled industrialization of Asia, carbon dioxide levels hit 395 parts per million in 2012, the highest level in four or five million years. That was an era […]
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Who Built Senator-Turned-Dirty Energy Lobbyist Trent Lott? You Did
Far too often in Washington, policy decisions are influenced by big money — wealthy corporations spend millions on lobbying, public relations, and campaign contributions to get their way. Big money […]
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14 questions for Exxon from an oil spill expert
Exxon’s tar sands pipeline spill in Mayflower, Arkansas is highlighting concerns about the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, and raising questions about the risks of existing pipelines transporting diluted tar sands […]
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Withering drought still plaguing half of America
New figures show large swathes of the U.S. remain in the grip of drought, with worse to come.
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New culprit in sea-level rise: Pretty Arctic clouds
Common clouds over the Arctic are being blamed for the much faster-than-expected rate at which Greenland's ice sheets melted last summer.
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Something smells bad in New Orleans (more than usual)
A chemical smell like burning rubber has overwhelmed New Orleans. The area is surrounded by gas and oil plants and wells, but nobody can figure out what's causing the stink.
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How Obama can work around Congress to go forward on climate right now
Last month, President Obama proposed a plan that will, in his words, “pave the way toward a sustainable energy future” by using billions of dollars from offshore oil and gas […]
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Before Rubio, Before Luntz: Meet A Founding Father of Climate Change Denial
Republican consultant Frank Luntz, a master of words, made clear in a 2002 GOP strategy memo how conservatives would address the growing threat of climate change: They would simply deny […]
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Live the dream vicariously with this beautiful art book of a bike trip around the world
Twelve years ago, Sophie Binder quit her job and left for a cycling trip around the world. Now you can live her epic trip through her incredibly beautiful sketches and watercolors.
