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U.N. climate report was censored
The summary of the latest big IPCC report was watered down by rich countries, which don't want to be blamed for climate change or called upon to help poor countries survive it.
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This guy is taking the world’s longest road trip in an electric car
So far he's driven from the Northwest to Maine to Florida in a Tesla Model S, all without paying a dime for gas. And the trip's not over yet.
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The tiny house documentary is finally (almost) here! Peek inside the result
Christopher Smith and Merete Mueller built the 127-foot space without a plan. Gutsy!
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There’s something worse than phosphates in England’s wastewater
We're not sure why someone flushed an unidentified sex toy down the sewers of Devon, England, but it sure made a mess.
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U.N. climate report: We must focus on “decarbonization,” and it won’t wreck the economy
A surprisingly hopeful story -- with tweets!
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Conventional farmers drop their plows in favor of conservation
A visit to one mainstream California farm that has stopped plowing turns up a surprising reason for the increasingly common change: It comes with a dollar sign.
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Montreal, Boston, NYC: Which city has the best bikeshare program?
What's it really like for a traveler trying to obtain temporary wheels in different cities? We've kicked some tires, and here's what we found.
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Enviro groups team up on new campaign funding alliance
The League of Conservation Voters and the Natural Resources Defense Council are collaborating to help get climate hawks elected. They're not in the same league as the Kochs, but it's a start.
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Busted ant farm or bikeshare? Watch Citi Bikers swarm NYC streets
This mesmerizing data visualization shows where, and when, NYC Citi Bikers ride.
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Top Five Earth Day Presents
What do you get Mother Earth on her big day (reminder: it’s April 22nd!)? She’s just so hard to shop for and, after all, she already has everything. She might appreciate one of those self-help books, although few moms want a gift that implies they are fat or “polluted”, but aren’t her kids the reason […]