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There’s only one way to fix the oceans now
And it ain't geoengineering.
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The Shell standoff in Portland comes to a dramatic end
Activists dangling from a bridge are cut loose to make way for Shell's icebreaker, which is now on its way to despoil the Arctic.
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Avian flu is hammering hens — should poultry farmers get a bailout?
Egg farmers are asking for help to recover from a disease outbreak. Would a bailout fix the problem or make it worse?
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What you need to know about antibiotics in livestock
A look at the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Why do we turn up our noses at eating bugs?
The lines we draw around what's acceptable to put in our mouths have more to do with culture and climate than with science or nutrition.
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Oklahoma just recorded 40 earthquakes in a week
Forget tornadoes: Thanks to fracking, Oklahoma is all about earthquakes now.
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To make meat greener, make it more efficiently
The planet isn't going vegetarian. But we could make all that meat a lot more efficiently, and less wastefully.
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What’s it like to watch a slaughter?
A visit to the UC-Davis slaughterhouse to watch the transition from livestock to meat offers some lessons in anxiety and respect.
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The California drought is killing almond trees, too
That's right: We're talking about almonds and California again, folks, but bear with us.
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A look at California’s ambitious climate plans
California has a rough road ahead on climate change.
