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Pro-Keystone XL Letter Dripping in Fossil Fuel Money
In the ongoing saga that is the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, it’s clear that supporters of the dangerous project are getting anxious. Perhaps they’re seeing the writing on the wall that this project is nowhere near a sure thing, thanks to themassive resistance to the pipeline, the scientists throwing their weight in opposition to it, and […]
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Victoria’s Secret will soon offer nontoxic bras, for a change
Victoria's Secret is going to make its bras less toxic by 2020. Great for your boobs, great for the planet.
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Uncertainty about climate change is reason for more aggressive action
Fully accounting for the uncertainties involved in the climate system entails a higher price on carbon, according to new research.
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Whales adopting disabled dolphin is the feel-good story of the millenium
Once upon a time, there was a dolphin who was born different than the other dolphins.
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Transparent ninja bike will probably get you killed
Most received wisdom about bikes focuses on keeping yourself visible. This bike is clear. As in, hard to see.
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The world’s largest online nature sounds archive features 8,000 hours of animal noises
Thanks to Cornell's Macaulay Library, you can now listen to 150,000 recordings of over 9,000 species of animals. But you still have to do your work too.
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You can 3D-print an entire building in only 18 months
You just have to print out the building blocks and then join them together with fiber-reinforced concrete.
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Will Germany banish fossil fuels before the U.S.?
German political parties of every stripe now back a plan that is expected to nearly end that country’s use of fossil fuels by 2050.
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Climate change and the cult of the presidency
When we attribute superhuman powers to the words of the resident of the White House, we take our eyes off the way political change really unfolds.
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On Heels of Inaugural Address, Sierra Club Announces Coal Retirement Milestone
I was fired up by President Obama’s remarks on climate and clean energy in his second inaugural address — and gauging by the huge cheer that went up from the crowd, it sounded like the hundreds of thousands of people on the National Mall were, too. The day after that inspiring call to action by […]
