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We’re massively underestimating climate costs, experts warn
Nicholas Stern of the famed Stern report has a new paper arguing that we're relying on a drastically outdated economic model.
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HBO shocks us again: Did Gina McCarthy just declare war on coal?
EPA administrator Gina McCarthy went ahead and all but declared the Obama administration’s war on coal on Real Time with Bill Maher.
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Breastfeeding: Good for babies, the environment, and justice, too
When Karlesha Thurman posted a picture on Facebook of her breastfeeding her infant at her college graduation, she took a stand for women's rights -- and a whole lot more.
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Obama calls out climate deniers, asks young people to force climate change issue
"I want to light a fire under you," the president told graduates during a commencement speech at the University of California-Irvine.
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Beekeepers are breeding a race of superbees at the Seattle airport
As more hives fall to colony collapse disorder, these pioneers are on a mission to create pollinators that are adapted to survive in the Pacific Northwest.
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GMO companies are dousing Hawaiian island with toxic pesticides
Dangerous chemicals are being applied to GMO test fields on Kauai at a much higher rate than on most U.S. farms, an analysis of new data reveals.
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Ask Umbra: Why is my face scrub full of tiny plastic beads?
A reader is having a hard time finding fish-friendly exfoliants. Umbra says therein lies the rub.
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India blames environmental activists for its economic problems
The country's spy service says Greenpeace and its ilk are reducing the nation's GDP by 2 to 3 percent every year.
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Yes, frackers can forcibly drill your land, even if you don’t want them to
Forced pooling allows drillers to tap gas beneath a reluctant landowner's property if enough of their neighbors sell their drilling rights.
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Why liberals like walkability more than conservatives
New poll data shows that Democrats and Republicans are deeply divided when it comes to urban density versus suburban sprawl.
