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As world dithers on climate treaty, funding for climate projects dwindles
The Clean Development Mechanism helps rich countries meet Kyoto Protocol obligations by spending on climate action in poor countries, but the program's future is up in the air.
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Testify in court: Environmental crusader Rev. Billy might face prison
Reverend Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping could spend a year in the slammer for protesting Chase Bank's shady climate practices. Is the pen mightier than the Word? We talk to the green activist to find out.
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The six U.S. nuclear power plants most likely to shut down
Falling electricity prices and rising distaste for nuclear power are bad news for the nation's reactor operators, says Morningstar.
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Heavily polluted Beijing now has 8-year-old lung cancer patient
But don't worry -- health officials say she probably just smokes too much.
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Rescued turtle can walk again thanks to a LEGO wheel prosthesis
Schildi the turtle lost a leg, but doctors rebuilt him, better, stronger, and ... probably much less fast but really, he's a turtle, how fast was he going to be.
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Oil refineries in Louisiana have accidents almost every day
Well, OK, not every single day. Just six days a week on average. Actually, to be specific, 6.3 days a week.
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Overwhelming Support for Climate Action at EPA Listening Sessions
Last week, I rode a bus from Indianapolis to Chicago for one of eleven listening sessions on the carbon pollution standards being proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. When we arrived in Chicago, I took to the stage to help rally the 500-person crowd (video here), calling on the EPA to put forward strong, just […]
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No one had seen this funky-looking endangered ox in the wild for 15 years
The saola, a "long-horned ox" that looks, basically, like a deer that got vanilla ice cream all over its face, is really, really good at not being seen by humans.
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Instant bike lanes snap together like toy railroad tracks
City designers can buy a set, lay down a bike lane, and test it out.
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6 ways Bill de Blasio can make New York’s streets more people-friendly
Creating more pedestrian plazas, enforcing traffic laws, getting trucks off city streets -- there's lots the new mayor could do to make New York City safer for walkers and cyclists.
