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When it comes to climate change, don’t think of the children
Rather than foisting the effects of climate change on imaginary grandkids, let’s acknowledge how it's already harming people.
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Here’s how the media is getting the story on cities & millennials wrong
The trendsetters at the New York Times tell us that millennials are flocking to urban centers. That’s partly true, but not just for the reasons the Times mentions.
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“Climate change war” is not a metaphor
The U.S. military is preparing for conflict, retired Navy Rear Adm. David Titley says in an interview.
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The Opportunity to Overturn Three Costly Values in Our Energy System
Earlier this year I worked as an election judge for the city of Minneapolis. It was the city’s second experience with ranked choice voting, a system where instead of voting for a single candidate, you get to pick your top three choices. If your first choice candidate is mathematically eliminated from winning, your vote is […]
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Minnesota can’t say no to coal power, judge rules
A Minnesota law aims to reduce fossil fuel use. Coal plants in North Dakota said no fair, and a federal court agreed, striking down part of the law.
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Ukraine belatedly seeks renewable energy as weapon against Russia
Right now the embattled nation gets just 2 percent of its energy from clean sources. It's seeking U.S. investment in wind, solar, and biomass to help raise that number.
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These shoes are completely made out of recycled trash
Watch three guys collect beach litter and reconstitute it into a pair of brightly marbled sneakers.
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Ask Umbra: How do I fight my city’s terrible litter problem?
A reader's burg is infested with litterbugs. Umbra says that with a little help, you can squash a problem like that.
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Climate change got you down this Earth Day? Time for a badger mask
Hopelessness peddler Paul Kingsnorth keeps winning attention for his Dark Mountain project, but his climate fatalism looks more like midlife-crisis posturing than insight.
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This Argentinian ranch sticks to the gaucho way of raising beef
Factory farms are replacing grass-fed beef in Argentina. Join Perennial Plate as they explore a ranch that's sticking to tried-and-true methods of cattle ranching.
