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British weather makes penguins so sad they need antidepressants
Winter in England has been rainy and windy, and penguins at the Sea Life Center in Scarborough are getting downright depressed.
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This map shows how climate change is screwing over your immediate area
It lets you see how average temperatures in specific locations all around the world have changed.
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Grist on tablets: Now 100 percent shinier!
We're pleased to introduce a brand-new Grist-for-tablet design that you'll see every time you load our site up on your iPad or Android tablet.
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Will Sochi have enough snow?
Piles of fake snow at the Olympics are the latest sign of an industry on the brink.
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Subway removes yoga-mat ingredient from its bread
An activist gathered more than 57,000 signatures on a petition asking Subway to cut the chemical.
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The brutal cost of a cheap chicken
Two new books detail the inner workings of our factory-style poultry and meat system -- and the long history of our love/hate relationship with it.
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Frackers are guzzling water in drought-plagued areas
Most of the fracking underway in the U.S. is occurring in regions that are experiencing water stress.
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Russia locks up enviros who criticized Olympic construction
Just as the Games kick off, Russia has jailed two activists who were about to publish a report on damage caused by Olympic preparations.
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The week in gifs: Carrie Brownstein edition
Who better to bring you this week's green news than rockstar, Portlandia star, and all-around amazing Carrie Brownstein?
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We’re making birds sick just by existing
Not only are we humans stressing the birds out, but we’re spreading germs with our well-intentioned bird feeders. D'oh!
