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Australia contemplates rewilding with elephants, rhinos
Good luck containing these giant herbivores with an "elephant-proof fence."
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The great carbon bubble: Why the fossil-fuel industry fights so hard
Big Oil will do anything to avoid coming to terms with the fact that the business models which have made it so profitable directly threaten the Earth's survival, writes Bill McKibben.
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How does the rebound effect fit into the big picture on climate change?
Answering that question leads us into some deep waters, where we confront the climate policy dilemma that dare not speak its name: growth. Warning: It gets a little nerdy along the way.
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Will global warming ruin football in the South?
In a hotter world, watching and playing football outdoors in the South will be almost unbearable.
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Tar-sands development pushes Canada to poison wolves
In Canada, caribou herds are declining, in part, environmental groups say, because of tar-sands development. The Canadian government's response? Kill the wolves.
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Puerto Rico to U.S.: ‘Please eat these iguanas’
Puerto Rico needs to get rid of 4 MILLION invasive iguanas, some of which can grow to be six feet long. Short of passing a law requiring every man, woman, […]
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Why climate change will make you love big government
Natural disasters like the ones we saw so many of in 2011 -- and will see more of with a changing climate -- remind us just how important it is to have a functional government.
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Antarctica’s about to lose a New York City-sized chunk
Normally when icebergs split off from glaciers, it’s called “calving,” but I think it would be fair to say that Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier is about to have a cow. […]
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10-year-old discovers new energy-storing molecule by accident
Fifth-grader Clara Lazen was just messing around with a molecule modeling kit in class, trying to construct a stable molecule that followed basic chemistry rules. What she ended up with […]
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Risky business: States require insurers to plan for climate change
After a record-setting year of climate disasters in the U.S., insurance companies in three states will now have to assess risks related to climate change.
