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California’s cap-and-trade program pays loggers to clearcut old-growth forests
Idiotic, right? That's why enviros are calling on the state to change its rules.
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Biking the Iditarod? Climate change makes for faster times
The Iditarod Invitational -- a 1,000-mile bike and foot race in Alaska -- is all about snow. Climate change means contestants may be seeing less and less of it.
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This 92-year-old who got arrested for protesting coal is our new hero
Bill Ryan is a World War II vet, climate activist, and total badass.
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How can we deal with ocean acidification? Step one: Study it.
A group of government agencies have released a strategic research plan for ocean acidification. Stop yawning, this is important!
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Ask Umbra: Is it OK to recycle bottles that have been full of chemicals?
A reader wonders if motor oil and cleaners could contaminate her recycling. Umbra can hardly container self.
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You’ve never seen an LED lamp like this
The lighted sheet looks like a magical page from an unpublished Harry Potter book. (Or a glow-in-the-dark Barbie hammock.)
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London is installing bus sensors to hopefully kill fewer people
Nearly two-thirds of deaths on London’s roads were pedestrians or cyclists. Now the city is doing something about that.
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Supreme Court’s campaign finance ruling: Bad for greens, good for Kochs
Rich Americans will now be able to give the maximum amount to every congressional candidate in the country. Score one for dirty energy barons.
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Leaked documents reveal SeaWorld is drugging its orcas
An affidavit reveals SeaWorld is giving its orcas benzos to make them chill out and stop attacking each other.
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Vermont expands solar net metering, gives finger to ALEC
The polluter-funded American Legislative Exchange Council has also failed to roll back solar programs in Utah, Washington, and Arizona.
