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Obama is absolutely lambasting Republicans on climate change now
The Democrats are increasingly using climate change as a wedge, marginalizing Republicans as elections approach.
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How can we break the cycle of bigger farms and fewer farmers?
A new documentary, Dryland, illustrates the brutal logic of rural depopulation. But the process isn't inevitable.
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I got 99 climate change problems — don’t make sexual harassment one
As a friend and fellow woman out in the warming world succinctly put it: “It got hot out, I put on a dress, people said things to me.”
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Ask Umbra: How many times can you recycle paper, anyway?
A reader wonders how far recycled paper can go. Umbra delivers.
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Happy first birthday, U.S. Climate Action Plan!
How much has Obama accomplished since he introduced his plan one year ago?
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Ma, why does my scratch and sniff smell like a gas leak?
When it comes to sniffing out leaky natural gas pipelines, it's time for kids to join the fun.
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This pop-up solar station looks like Optimus Prime, goes anywhere, and has wifi
The Ecos Powercube brings energy, water, and communications to remote places without using fossil fuels -- all packed into a shipping container.
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If you think climate politics in the U.S. are crazy, wait till you see what just happened in Australia
The latest addition to Australia's climate circus? Al Gore.
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Everything we know about neonic pesticides is awful
A review of more than 800 scientific papers has painted a terrifying picture of the ecosystem-wide impacts of neonicotinoids.
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Watching polar bears swim for ice will make you want to hug them (but maybe don’t)
It’s hard not to love polar bears, but this video has made us adore them in a whole new way.
