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Fighting for Environmental Justice in Omaha
Ever since President Obama invited the American public to a national climate conversation, thousands of Americans have taken him up on that offer by participating in town hall meetings held by the Sierra Club and our allies. I’d like to highlight one of these events I found particularly powerful and worthy of more attention. North […]
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Utility “Gets Ready” for More Local Energy in Hawai’i
Hawai’an solar advocates are celebrating after the island state’s largest utility, Hawai’ian Electric (HECO) filed a plan with the public utility commission to take a “proactive approach” to adding more distributed solar to their grid system. Utilities across the country typically use “conservative blanket limits” on the amount of renewable energy allowed on local circuits […]
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Someone stole 11,000 pounds of Nutella and I wish it was me
They're going to have a hard time eating it all, but we are willing to help.
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How Thatcher made the conservative case for climate action
In her later years, Margaret Thatcher tried to water down her climate legacy, but as prime minister, she rallied the world behind global action.
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Is the Keystone XL pipeline the ‘Stonewall’ of the climate movement?
If so, that may not be a good thing -- because unlike gay rights or other issues of basic human justice, climate change comes with a time limit.
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For Cleveland, climate change could mean tons of toxic green algae
Heavy agriculture and global warming are aligning to produce nasty algae blooms in the Great Lakes, scientists say.
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Why nature happens on the margins in cities — and why that could be a good thing
Most U.S. urbanites live near parks -- but do they have enough "greenness" in their lives? The new website City Nature shows the disparities between rich and poor.
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Obama talks green with California donors, says environmental stuff is tough
Obama talks to wealthy donors about how environmental causes are a tough sell, but avoids talking directly about the Keystone XL Pipeline.
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Is a ‘Game of Thrones’ winter coming?
Last year's March heat wave and this year's endless freeze could be signs, climate scientists say, of a stark new reality: longer, and more unpredictable, winters and summers.
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Building Natural Carbon: Five Policy Principles
Driven by the fossil-fueled industrialization of Asia, carbon dioxide levels hit 395 parts per million in 2012, the highest level in four or five million years. That was an era when sea levels were around 80 feet higher and temperatures up to 10° Fahrenheit hotter. If we sustain those CO2 levels, or go higher as […]