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Artist builds tiny house on a sled for disadvantaged kids
It might be a little cramped, but when you've got the Arctic expanse all around, huddling together sounds pretty nice.
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Elephants may be extinct in a decade, thanks to an ivory trade that helps fund terrorism
As if it weren't a big enough bummer that people are killing elephants left and right, blood ivory funds terrorist groups.
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Tax meat to cut methane emissions, say scientists
Sheep, cows, and goats are the single biggest human-related source of the potent greenhouse gas.
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Before he died, a 27-year-old left a message in a bottle, and it can teach us something about climate change
The note asks the finder to measure how far away a glacier is. Spoiler alert: The glacier shrunk 233 feet.
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Northern Gateway tar-sands pipeline gets crucial government blessing
Enbridge's proposal to pipe oil from Alberta to Canada's west coast got an OK from a key national panel, but plenty of other hurdles remain.
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Iceland’s cars could soon run on volcano power
Iceland is sitting atop a bubbling pool of geothermal energy.
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The week in GIFs: Love Actually edition
The movie you love to hate (to love), combined with the week's green news. Happy Festivus!
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Big food companies want to call GMO foods “natural”
Environmentalists and food safety advocates, as you might expect, are not fans of the idea.
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The not-quite-perfect storm: Miami dodged the bullet last time, but can its luck hold out?
When Hurricane Andrew struck Southeast Florida in 1992, it only skirted Miami -- but it still did massive damage. The next one will likely be much, much worse
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Congressional Climate Task Force calls for coal leasing reform
The Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change today released several recommendations for the Department of Interior to support President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, including a call to reform the federal coal leasing program. The white paper states: BLM should also revisit policies that subsidize fossil fuel development on federal land by increasing royalty rates for […]
