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Obama endorses Senate climate hawk Brian Schatz in Hawaii race
In just over a year in the Senate, Schatz has emerged as a leader on climate change. He's now in a close Democratic primary contest, and the president has just given him a leg up.
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Sped-up video of ocean creatures is kind of terrifying
We take it back. Don't save the oceans. There's some really freaky stuff in there.
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a flying wind turbine!
It’s ideal for remote areas that aren’t fit for solar or traditional wind turbines, like parts of Alaska with thinning permafrost.
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Rich countries: Sure, climate change will screw poor countries, but what about us?
Shielding poor countries from climate impacts could cost $100 billion a year, but that fact was erased from the IPCC's summary report.
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Real hippies drink beer made from tree branches
This beer funds a Saskatchewan trail's expansion, and it tastes like NATURE!
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Here are the fair-trade hipster shoes you’ve been waiting for
Now you can buy your chukka boots and slip-on flats with less guilt. You can even send 'em back for recycling when they're worn out.
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What the U.N.’s new climate report says about North America
It's going to get hotter in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico -- and wetter in some spots but drier in others. These graphics tell the story.
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U.N. climate report offers lots of bummer news plus a few dollops of encouragement
Global warming will particularly screw over poor countries, says the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. But adaptation is starting to catch on.
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Here’s a solution to most bikes’ dirty secret
The Boske wooden bike, made from sustainably grown maple and recycled pop cans, is almost as green as riding a bike made out of air.
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Watch North America’s busiest bus stops become more efficient using only sidewalk tape
Rather than armchair postulating about what MIGHT work better, one transit firm did some real-time analysis and videotaped the results.
