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Big greens are spending big green in 2014 midterms
A climate change super PAC, funded by billionaire investor Tom Steyer, backs up its sometimes zany stunts with a whole lot of cash.
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Is there any hope for international climate talks?
A binding international treaty with firm emission limits just isn’t happening. Now attention is turning to a bottom-up, “pledge and review” strategy. Can it work?
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Why Virginia is doing charcuterie right
How Richmond's Belmont Butchery is building a better food system.
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We tried to eat every part of a salmon, and this is what we ended up with
Exactly how much blood, sweat, and tears go into a first-timer's salmon fileting? Watch our video to find out.
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How one Oregon town got its fish back
Can the fishermen of Port Orford work toward more sustainable stewardship of the ocean -- whether they believe in climate change or not?
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The little island that could is going 100 percent renewable
El Hierro stands mere months away from its all-renewable goal, thanks to a wind farm that stores excess energy in a connected water turbine system.
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No, economic growth and climate stability do not go hand-in-hand
The carefully worded New Climate Economy report says that we can take climate action and grow the economy too. Avoiding catastrophic warming is a separate issue, apparently.
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Cities are lapping countries on climate action
Mayors and municipal governments are doing a lot, and can do a lot more, even while national governments are pathetic laggards.
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Antarctic ice melt causes small shift in gravity
Gravity — yes, gravity — is the latest victim of climate change in Antarctica.
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Why Vermont is doing maple syrup right
How this farm in Northern Vermont is building a better food system.
