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Here’s ONE geoengineering scheme that isn’t crazy
Sucking excess CO2 from the air could likely be our best hope for returning concentrations to pre-industrial levels. If it works.
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Meet the invasives: We’ve got crabs, but maybe they’re not so bad
It's National Invasive Species Awareness Week. But are they really scary invaders, or exciting new neighbors? The choice is yours.
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Micro-living isn’t just a Portlandia sketch — it’s my life
This fictional home has a bathtub and I don’t even have a bathroom sink, but I get it: Tiny living is not easy.
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We love this fake plan to turn Seattle’s fusterclucked tunnel into a park
Bertha is still stuck, but locals have a plan to upcycle the unfinished highway tunnel under downtown.
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No, Obama did not veto the Keystone XL pipeline
But from the misleading messages some green groups have been spreading on social media, you'd think he really did.
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How dirty media brought down Oregon’s clean-energy governor and his activist fiancée
John Kitzhaber and Cylvia Hayes were hounded out of the governor's mansion by a newspaper editorial board that didn't like their climate activism.
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Meet the invasives: Asian tiger mosquitos have feelings, too
This week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. But are they really scary invaders, or exciting new neighbors? The choice is yours.
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Finally, these celebrities get naked for fish
The British campaign Fishlove is pretty much what it sounds like: assorted naked celebrities expressing their love for the ocean's creatures, to raise awareness of overfishing.
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3 reasons to give a damn about the deep sea
Scientists are slowly piecing together the dark and murky puzzle that is the deep ocean's effect on global climate.
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Your pet gerbil is plotting your death
Gerbils, not rats, may be responsible for the plague that wiped out half of Europe in the 1300's. If you've ever met one, this should not surprise you.