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The secret to richer, carbon-capturing soil? Treat your microbes well
We don't have to understand every detail of the amazingly complex soil microbiome. We just have to feed it right, and it might work wonders.
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Upcycling finally gets its own reality TV show
TerraCycle hopes to upcycle the tired reality TV genre.
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Conservatives don’t deny climate science because they’re ignorant. They deny it because of who they are
A provocative new study claims that conservative climate skeptics actually know plenty of science.
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Meet the brazen scientist who’s taking over NASA’s high-powered climate lab
The straight-talking Gavin Schmidt is the new director of NASA's climate research group. And he can juggle, too!
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California’s cap-and-trade program will fund environmental justice
The state will spend more than $800 million over the coming year on environmental programs funded by cap-and-trade, and at least a quarter of that will help disadvantaged communities.
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Going vegetarian can cut your diet’s carbon footprint in half
A new study tells you how much your diet is warming the planet.
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First Nations, first dibs, says Canada’s Supreme Court
The prospects for Canada's energy industry to pipe Alberta oil to the West Coast just got much cloudier thanks to a ruling in favor of First Nation rights.
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This floating magnetic pod is the public transit of the future (we hope)
Israel Aerospace Industries is teaming up with California-based SkyTran to build a personal maglev system for its corporate campus.
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The public comment process is where bureaucracy and democracy get a room
Welcome to the most democratic, weird, and earnest corner of our federal government.
