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Help! My old apartment building is so damn hot
A reader wants tips for how to stay cool inside an old building without blasting an air conditioner. Umbra has ways to chill.
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How do we get conservative politicians to vote for climate action? Attack and embarrass them
Earnest entreaties and appeals to reason obviously aren't working.
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Inequality isn’t just bad for the economy — it’s toxic for the environment
It turns out that tackling economic inequality is good climate change policy.
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This civil engineer is building houses to withstand earthquakes and hurricanes
Elizabeth Hausler Strand founded Build Change, a nonprofit, to bring in the (literal) reinforcements when natural disasters strike.
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Team Obama plans big overhaul of GMO regulations
It's time to revamp the rules covering genetic engineering, says the president's science adviser -- and both sides in the GMO wars agree on that.
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France is swimming in fondue — that’s not a good thing
Think of the cheese! Think of the chocolate!
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We’re coming for you, Cuba
Cuba's an environmental oasis? Wait until the U.S. shows up.
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Sorry, polar bears. It’s worse than we thought
A new study looked at polar bears' prospects as the world warms. The verdict? Bad, or very bad.
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Talking about jobs isn’t the only way to lure voters into the climate movement
Hillary Clinton and Martin O’Malley are framing climate action as an economic stimulus package, but is that the best approach?
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In “Advantageous,” society has failed women in a big way
"Advantageous" is a thoughtful look at one possible future, and it’ll leave you thinking hard about what that future is and why -- something we should be doing more often, given our current predicament.
