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John Kerry says climate change is a weapon of mass destruction
The secretary of state argues that global warming is as much of a threat as terrorism, epidemics, poverty, and WMDs.
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Obama wants to spend $1 billion on climate adaptation
The president has proposed a "climate resilience fund" that would help the nation get ready for big changes.
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Green sleaze: The EPA helps corporations scrub their images while screwing the planet
The agency's Green Power Partnership gives corporations a cheap, easy way to look like responsible citizens. In fact, they're doing next to nothing.
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Ask Umbra: How do I clean my too-green roof?
A reader is on a mission to rid her roof of moss. Umbra says the ladder days are coming.
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New study: Internet trolls are often Machiavellian sadists
New science confirms what many of us already suspected about internet trolls.
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You don’t have to live on a coast to get flooded out by climate change
Landlocked Zimbabwe has been experiencing worsening droughts and worsening floods. Right now the floods are the big problem.
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Russian enviro who criticized Olympics sentenced to three years of forced labor
Yevgeny Vitishko publicized the appalling environmental damage caused by Olympic preparations, and Russian officials didn't like that.
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Things to Worry About in 2014: US Electric Grid Edition
The US electric sector is surprisingly easy to understand. It’s big, capital-intensive, complicated and integral to our standard of living – which gives it a massive bias in favor of the status quo. Neither its owners nor its regulators have any incentive to risk their money or their careers with sudden change. This makes it […]
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Watch a guy rescue stranded deer with a hovercraft
Last year, we watched someone blow a stranded deer to safety with the wind from a helicopter. This year, there's a more hands-on approach.
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New York, California move to ban beauty products containing microbeads
The microscopic balls of hard plastic flow down drains, get into rivers and oceans, and enter the food chain. Yuck.
