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Eco-shocking the airwaves
For his podcast, Radio Ecoshock, Alex Smith interviews mostly off-the-radar authors, scientists, and activists about the climate crisis.
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Critical List: Durban climate talks begin today; UK secretly supporting tar sands
This year's international climate negotiations begin today in Durban, South Africa. This round of talks is basically the opposite of Copenhagen: hopes for anything at all happening are very, very […]
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Can the Durban climate negotiations succeed?
Photo: DG EMPL Cross-posted from An Economic View of the Environment. Two weeks of international climate negotiations begin today in Durban, South Africa. These are the Seventeenth Conference of the […]
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Julian Rodriguez-Drix: An organizer whose lectures ruffle feathers
Grist is proud to present the Change Gang — profiles of people who are leading change on the ground toward a more sustainable society and a greener planet. Some we’ve […]
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Prizewinning research: How to fight elephants with bees
British scientist Lucy King has won a prestigious environmental award for her research, but she should also maybe get a movie deal. The substance of her research is using bees […]
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Great Lakes fish triumph over invaders
The story of invasive species usually goes something like a particularly dark zombie movie — the invasive species kills everything else and thrives, changing the planet forever. But in the […]
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Super cute video of penguins released after oil spill cleanup
If hanging out with the people who know just what a profoundly alone, naked ape you are has got you down, ThinkProgress has the cure for your post-Thanksgiving blues. Since a […]
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Pardoned turkeys go to Disneyland
Did you know that the turkey pardoned by the president then gets shipped off to Disneyland or Disney World to lead the Thanksgiving parade? (It seems like short notice — […]
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‘Lost’ caribou herd was behind the couch the whole time
The Beverly herd of caribou, 276,000 strong, had apparently vanished off the face of the planet last time scientists surveyed the tundra. Turns out, they just moved. There aren't quite […]
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Critical List: Turkeys to be pardoned; Bill O’Reilly can totally get solar if he wants it
President Obama will pardon two 19-week, 45-pound turkeys from Minnesota today. Their names are Liberty and Peace. It is possible to have Thanksgiving without turkey or turkey-shaped soy loaf. Here […]
