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Tunisia’s new constitution calls for climate protection
The country that kicked off the Arab Spring has now committed to fighting global warming.
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Coal plant accident spews coal ash into North Carolina river
Just last month, Duke Energy insisted there was no reason to clean up its coal-ash piles. Oops.
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Rob Ford got busted for … jaywalking
“We can’t bust you for smoking crack or being obnoxious,” the cops’ reasoning seems to be, “but you didn’t wait for the ‘walk’ signal, so WE GOT YOU!”
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Future near perfect: How humans can still save the day by 2050
In "The World We Made," green guru Jonathon Porritt writes of a future where we fix the planet with renewable energy, smart food systems, and jetpacks. Bonus: It's all possible. (Except maybe the jetpacks.)
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Cancer rising? The numbers don’t tell a new story
We shouldn't be so eager to pin cancer on environmental causes that we misread statistics and leap to unsupported conclusions.
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Here’s how to travel the entire country without ever getting in a car
This map shows all the intercity transit routes in the U.S.
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This newborn two-toed sloth is better than whatever else you were looking at
Just close all your other tabs.
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Senate votes to keep subsidizing flood insurance in flood-prone areas
Climate change and fiscal prudence be damned.
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The full Monte: Beloved Montana artist makes bold statement on climate and coal
Monte Dolack has been painting the animals of Montana for the last 40 years. In a new show, Dolack turns a critical eye to coal.
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Which is more likely to drive people from their homes — floods or heat waves?
In some areas of Pakistan, it's the heat waves, though they get less attention from the media and international aid organizations.
