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Climate change is directly responsible for killing baby penguins
Torrential downpours and abnormal heat could kill nearly half of penguin chicks in a single year, say researchers.
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To become a law, a farm bill needs friends in unlikely places
The farm bill that staggered across the finish line only got there thanks to its hybrid, mash-up nature: It's a big old compromise.
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Waxman poetic: Climate hawk leaves an impressive ‘stache of green achievements
Congress loses one of its biggest environmental crusaders in Rep. Henry Waxman, who transcended coauthorship of cap-and-trade to earn the nickname "The Mustache of Justice."
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“My Dirty Stream”: Pete Seeger’s anti-pollution legacy
The Hudson is much cleaner now than it was when Pete Seeger started sailing on it, and that's a story that should stick with us.
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Sweet video answers the question: What the hell are winter bikers thinking?
The answers are wonderful.
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New York wants to get rid of swans because swans are jerks
Should this invasive species get a pass just because it appears on ornate Victorian valentines?
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Indian bummer: Is Delhi the smoggiest city in Asia?
There's no way to be sure if Delhi's air pollution is worse than Beijing's, but this Delhi-based reporter concludes both cities are filthy.
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Frackers banned from New York for at least another year
Gov. Cuomo's administration announced that New York's fracking moratorium will not be lifted before April 2015. Frackers, predictably, are freaking.
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Everyone relax, the Super Bowl is green now (kinda)
Sustainability initiatives: Almost as good as completely replacing football players with puppies.
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Sustainable farming needs math as much as mulch, says one veteran
Farming has been "a rip-off system ever since day one," says California's Tom Willey -- and if we're going to improve that system, we'd better understand what makes it tick.