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Why the Voting Rights Act and Freedom Summer matter in the climate justice struggle
The green movement needs as many voters as possible on its side, and minorities are more likely to support climate action than whites.
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Why the food movement and family farmers need to learn to get along, little dogies
Perspective on the food movement from a writer who grew up shoveling manure.
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Open-source seeds: While they spread shoots, they plant ideas
"Linux For Lettuce," a writer's account of the movement to counter seed patents with open source licenses, gets to the root of a growing problem.
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Put your spare change to good use with crowdfunded science
Experiment.com turns your money into clean air or a human-powered space shuttle or studies on fracking's health effects, among other things.
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Fracking chemicals could mess with your hormones
Chemicals commonly used by frackers can have negative effects on the thyroid and other bodily systems, new research suggests.
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A beetles invasion threatens your cup of coffee
Invading heat-happy bugs in India are destroying your most culturally acceptable addiction.
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Climate action could spur $2 trillion in economic growth in 2030 alone
Fighting global warming can spur GDP growth, not hamper it, says the World Bank in a new study.
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How to not lose your shirt when the climate goes bust
Mike Bloomberg, Tom Steyer, and Hank Paulson give the thinking businessperson a handy guide to how bad climate change is for business -- and how urgently we must act.
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These maps show how many brutally hot days you will suffer when you’re old
Climate change can be a tough issue to care about at the daily level -- but the prospect of sweating profusely through your golden years? That's more arresting.
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We just had the hottest May on record (until next May)
April showers bring May flowers, which immediately burst into flame.
