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No, Carly Fiorina, the government has not “destroyed” California ag
According to the GOP candidate, regulation is strangling the Golden State's farmers. Yet somehow they are still earning record profits.
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McKibben to Obama: We can’t negotiate over the physics of climate change
Notes on the dangerous difference between science and political science.
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General Mills pledges $100 million to combat climate change
Climate change is bad for business, says the food giant.
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Forget insecticides. Scientists are making pests that destroy themselves
Moths genetically engineered to die young could save your slaw.
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Here, China — let this algorithm tell you how to control your pollution
IBM is developing machine learning and AI tools for modeling Beijing’s air quality.
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Public housing: The myths, the facts, the HBO show
"Show Me a Hero" is over, but the stereotypes about public housing live on.
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Obama goes on climate tour in Alaska, gets called massive hypocrite
The president plans to see the effects of global warming and bro down with Bear Grylls. Busy week.
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Obama announces Denali name change. Ohio Republicans freak out
The change makes a lot of sense, but Ohio Republicans are condemning the decision.
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John Kerry delivers remarks at Arctic conference
The secretary of state spoke at GLACIER in Anchorage, Alaska, at 1:30 p.m. ET.
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Is it OK to ship recyclables cross-country — if landfill is the alternative?
Sure, sending trash far away burns more carbon than recycling it locally. But recycling it far away still beats trashing it. Umbra sorts the tradeoffs.
