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There are still tons of BP oil on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico
A new study shows that cleanup efforts barely scratched the surface.
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How can we get power to the poor without frying the planet?
Nearly 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity, but bringing them up to a western level of consumption of fossil fuels will fry the planet. What's the ethical path forward?
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Is it better to crank up the thermostat or buy a space heater?
A reader wants to stay warm without wasting energy. Umbra turns up the heat.
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No, sorry, but Peru is not organic-food heaven
Peru may have banned GMOs, but the success it has seen in feeding its people has a lot more to do with smart economic policies.
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This man wants to stop America’s salad bowl from being fracked
From a military and engineering career to fighting fracking -- meet one of the most interesting candidates on the ballot in November.
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Environmentalists don’t like Europe’s new climate plan. Can Obama do better?
Oxfam and Greenpeace call out the new E.U. targets for being too low and unenforceable.
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Climate change makes us want to punch someone, says science
The National Bureau of Economic Research points out the connection between climate change and ... bar fights?
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Colorado’s fracking regulators aren’t regulating
People who reported fracking-related complaints to the authorities were frustrated by the lack of response, researchers found.
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11 scary movies that are secretly about the environment
We are seriously ready to get our spook on, so here are some scary movies you probably didn't realize are actually about the environment.
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Honey, climate change is shrinking the kids
A new study finds that rising temperatures have downsized mountain goats by 25 percent in just 30 years. Cute, but not good.
