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City birds have bigger brains than country birds, says study
Will the intrusion of cities into the natural environment cause birds to become brainier? That appears to be the case, say a passel of ecologists in the April 27 issue […]
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Awesome bird records its own habitat destruction
Robert Krulwich has a post up about the superb lyrebird (real name!), which is COMPLETELY RIDIC. What's so superb? How about the ability to mimic any noise it hears with […]
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Climate legislation advances in 16 major countries
A new study [PDF] released by GLOBE international — a coalition of legislators from around the world — found that “climate change is featuring prominently on the legislative agenda across […]
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![I'm climbing in my douchecanoe to paddle back into the debate over the green-bashing by the Breakthrough crowd.]()
![I'm climbing in my douchecanoe to paddle back into the debate over the green-bashing by the Breakthrough crowd.]()
Why I’ve avoided commenting on Nisbet’s ‘Climate Shift’ report
Last week, Matt Nisbet, an associate professor at American University, released a report called “Climate Shift.” It argued that, contrary to what most people think, pro-climate-bill forces spent more than […]
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Unsure about nuclear power? Here are the five questions you must answer to decide
Chernobyl begs a lot of questions 25 years later.Photo: Pedro Moura PinheiroCross-posted from The Guardian. Containing the elemental forces that rage inside a nuclear reactor is one of the great […]
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Open letter to a conservative climate change convert
Mr. Tucker, Your story about transitioning from climate skepticism to climate realism has gotten quite a bit of attention and interest among folks on “my side” of that debate, as […]
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Me, in NYT’s Room for Debate, on the Endangered Species Act
Photo: Reed LakefieldLast week, Todd Woody wrote a great piece in The New York Times about the growing crisis around the Endangered Species Act, as the Fish and Wildlife Service […]
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Everyone’s apparently psyched to kill some wolves now
Well, Sarah Palin will like this one: Congress has quietly removed wolves from the endangered species list in almost every state, leading hunters in the Rocky Mountain states to gear […]
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Texas governor launches bold prayer-based climate initiative
Texas is facing unprecedented droughts and wildfires that have consumed more than a million acres. Combating climate change could mean staving off conditions that would make droughts and fires on […]
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How much could climate change cost your state?
No idea why they got someone's dad to narrate this video, but the information in it is pretty startling. According to this group, the American Security Project, costs racked up […]
