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![An incomplete section of the destroyed Rockaway Beach boardwalk in late May.]()
![An incomplete section of the destroyed Rockaway Beach boardwalk in late May.]()
Occupy Sandy: Once welcomed, now questioned
The Occupy movement's relief team still hasn't disbursed all the money it raised to help one of New York City's hardest hit neighborhoods.
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Facing climate reality, cities look for ways to adapt
As stronger storms brew and sea levels rise, city leaders figure they’d better prepare for the worst.
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Three key features of Los Angeles’ new local solar program
Officially launched in January after years of development, a new CLEAN (feed-in tariff) program from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (the city’s municipal electric utility) promises 100 MW of new local renewable energy by 2016. In absolute size, the program will be among the largest CLEAN programs in the U.S., but compared to […]
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How Shell is trying to send a chill through activist groups across the country
One of our most important rights as Americans is the freedom to express ourselves. This takes the form of voting, it takes the form of activism, and it takes the form of our First Amendment right to free speech. This summer, the 9th Circuit Court in California is weighing the question of whether companies have […]
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A Franke discussion: How one artist fought back when the feds tried to shut her up
Artist Franke James' work on climate change didn't sit well with the Canadian government. But the feds' attempt to silence her only inspired her to speak out.
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Is foie gras always a faux pas? One family aims to humanely produce it
By reviving old techniques, a family farm in Spain produces foie gras without force-feeding ducks and geese.
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![An aircraft releases fire-retardant over Black Forest, Colo.]()
![An aircraft releases fire-retardant over Black Forest, Colo.]()
How climate change makes wildfires worse
In Colorado, extreme weather is fueling fierce fires. Again.
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Stephen Colbert knows that New York City’s bikeshare is a scourge
Colbert gets in on the bicycle hating. And OMG just watch.
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Maine Town Tells Coal Plant to Clean Up Its Act
Every week it seems like yet another small town gets fed up with the coal industry and demands action. This week’s fantastic example comes from Eliot, Maine, where Tuesday night residents voted 906 to 560 to ask the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate dangerous sulfur dioxide pollution coming from the Schiller Station coal plant just […]
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![Damaged homes along New Jersey shore after Hurricane Sandy.]()
![Damaged homes along New Jersey shore after Hurricane Sandy.]()
FEMA report: Climate change could increase areas at risk of flood by 45 percent
A landmark study finds climate change could have a huge impact on the National Flood Insurance Program.
