Latest Articles
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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.
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The U.N.’s climate message is as tall as a skyscraper, and it’s gorgeous
The United Nations doesn't want the world to forget about climate change. And it's making big, flashy statements about it.
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How solar can become the world’s largest source of electricity
Even the stodgy International Energy Agency is scrambling to keep up with the good news on solar panels.
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Naomi Klein on how fossil fuels threaten our ability to have healthy children
Why oil spills, fracking, and climate change pose a special danger to the youngest members of all species.
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Belgian brewery plans beer pipeline. Residents pray for spill.
The two-mile pipeline, connecting the De Halve Maan Brewery to its bottling plant, would cut truck traffic on the streets of Bruges by 85 percent.
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Why Utah is doing honey right
How three young brothers from the Cache Valley are building a better food system.
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In the protest-icon game, polar bear beats carbon bubble
At Flood Wall Street, where parade floats doubled as works of art and costumes irked the cops, we saw the power of protest imagery -- and its limitations.
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The chemicals in my couch are disrupting my WHAT?
A reader discovers fire retardants in her upholstery. Umbra tries to cushion the blow.
