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32 countries where global warming could make violence worse
A new report ranks the countries most vulnerable to climate conflicts and food insecurity.
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Texas lobbying group busted for phony anti-solar campaign
The Consumer Energy Alliance has been pushing a cynical campaign to turn public opinion against policies that promote solar power. In Wisconsin, it just backfired.
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Meet the Amazon tribespeople who beat Chevron in court — but are still fighting for clean water
With the judgment in their favor tied up in a New York courtroom, indigenous residents of Ecuador's oil-polluted rainforest are going back to basics.
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Turn your last-minute Halloween costume into an environmental statement
If your artfully glitter-glued pants don’t have a clearly defined political stance, you might as well not go out at all.
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With Big Oil on the horizon, this walnut farmer has bigger problems than squirrels
Organic farmer Paul Hain wants to ban fracking in San Benito County, Calif. A local ballot initiative may help him get his wish.
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This company invented a better soda can. Why isn’t anybody buying?
The "evercan" uses more recycled aluminum than most cans on the market right now -- but Big Beverage isn't on board yet.
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Sorry, but your shrimp platter didn’t come from the Gulf
More than a third of shrimp in the U.S. are mislabeled. Guess you can feel extra bad about those Endless Shrimp this year.
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Here’s the green, bike-loving candidate who could beat Scott Walker in Wisconsin
Democrat Mary Burke, a former exec at Trek Bicycle, has a good shot at beating right-wing Walker and becoming the state's next governor.
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This fishy crime landed a man in prison
When you get tangled up with illegal fishing, sometimes you get caught.
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California’s carbon market is leaking
Recent changes to the rules of California's carbon market threaten to allow substantial "leakage," which would merely shuffle emissions, not eliminate them. This is a Bad Thing.
