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How do you reduce the carbon footprint of a political convention? One donation at a time.
Organizers want the 50,000 attendees to pitch in toward solutions.
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![A large industrial room with a 'Food Bank' sign against the wall contains long metal tables with six very large red mesh bags of brown potatoes on them]()
How food banks prevented 1.8 million metric tons of carbon emissions last year
Redistributing food before it’s tossed or wasted doesn’t just fight hunger — it also fights climate change.
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![A man in jeans and a collared shirt stands among houses under construction]()
How the Marshall Fire sparked a political transformation in Colorado
After the fire destroyed his town in 2021, a state rep took on insurance companies, mortgage lenders, and landlords — and beat them all.
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We’re in debt to the Earth. How can we repay it?
"Earth Overshoot Day" reminds us that humans consume more resources than the planet can provide. Correcting that requires reimagining human behavior.
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On a rural Hawaiian island, solar provides a path to energy sovereignty
A community-driven effort is driving Molokaʻi's transition to solar power and cultivating a local workforce to make it happen.
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High-tech textiles can protect workers from the heat — but not from their bosses
As the planet warms, laborers need special clothes to cope. But they also need government protections.
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Spying from space: How satellites can help identify and rein in a potent climate pollutant
Methane levels in the atmosphere are rising. An armada of satellites could help identify leaks from oil fields, landfills, and animal feed operations.
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The delight — and power — of your neighborhood’s unplanned green spaces
Just like an impromptu hangout can be as fun as a formal gala, even an informal green space can provide the benefits you’d get from an official park.
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![Photo of Senator Edmund Muskie at his desk with globe in background]()
The lost history of what Americans knew about climate change in the 1960s
It wasn't just scientists who were worried, but Congress, the White House, and even Sports Illustrated.
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![a collage of a person looking at a circle filled with a color rendering of the proposed city 'California Forever.' Outside of the circle, the landscape consists of dry fields and turbines]()
![a collage of a person looking at a circle filled with a color rendering of the proposed city 'California Forever.' Outside of the circle, the landscape consists of dry fields and turbines]()
Is it possible to build a dream city from scratch?
Sustainability is at the heart of California Forever’s ambitious plan for a new city — and its problems.
