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Tired of just ruining your garden, kudzu destroys the climate, too
New study finds kudzu and other invasives can release carbon that had been sequestered in the soil.
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When storms hit, scrappy local reporters rush to the rescue
Small news websites are filling in some of the void left by shrinking city newspapers and TV news coverage. They're proving their worth in times of disaster.
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Will the U.S. keep spending taxpayer money on dirty coal plants abroad?
President Obama ordered the U.S. Export-Import Bank to stop funding coal plants, but some members are Congress are trying to undermine that ban.
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‘Rollin’ Coal’ culture warriors want to douse your Prius with their smoke-belching trucks
The thinking seems to be, “I hate you and your clean air! I’ll show you by mutilating my truck and burning my money one $3.86 gallon at a time!”
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Canadians are eating tar-sands pollution
New research paints an alarming picture of wildlife being contaminated by tar-sands extraction -- wildlife that First Nations have long hunted for food.
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Vegetarians live longer, pollute less — and you no longer have to take their word for it
New research shows that a vegetarian diet is good for you and the climate, both. Just please, go easy on the lentils.
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Why Tom Steyer is not a hypocrite
He used to invest in coal projects, but he doesn't anymore, and the climate movement is happy to welcome people who've newly seen the light.
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Rats! Rodent poison kills hawks, too
A grassroots movement in California begins to make headway in a fight to protect rat-eating hawks from rodenticides.
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Whale poop may help fight climate change
Biologists say the majestic swimmers' "pump" mechanism filters the oceans of carbon.
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Need to charge your phone while herding? There’s an ass for that
Turkish herders found the most obvious solution to keeping their cellphones juiced: solar panels on donkeys.
