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Will Obama block the Keystone pipeline or just keep bending?
As the debate over the TransCanada pipeline nears a breaking point, Obama will have to pick a side once and for all.
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Hundreds of oil spills kept secret by North Dakota
Shocked that a big oil spill in North Dakota was kept from the public for 11 days? That's nothing. Turns out lots of spills have gone unreported by the state.
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Watch a sea lion ruin a fisherman’s photo op by stealing his fish
Pancho confused a fishing show for sea lion Seamless.
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A 16th-century Dutchman can tell us everything we need to know about GMO patents
Today's agribusiness patent holders have locked out innovation. The annals of maritime exploration offer a way out. Really!
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Nature vs. nature: Is “green infrastructure” the best defense against climate disasters?
A year after Hurricane Sandy pummeled the East Coast, some scientists argue that restoring reefs and marshes can protect us next time. Engineers say that's a bunch of baloney.
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Ask Umbra: What’s the greenest way to wash a car?
A reader wonders if kids raising money by washing cars are actually doing real harm to the planet. Umbra says traditional car-wash fundraisers are all wet.
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2014 Climate Movement Strategy
What should be the objectives of the US-based climate movement in 2014? Over the past few years, since the death in 2010 of cap-and-trade legislation in the US Senate and the emergence a year later of a broadly-based noKXL movement, there’s been an upturn in successful working unity among many of the groups that make […]
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Yes, CO2 emissions are down, but they have much further to go
Don't break out the champagne yet. U.S. emissions declined last year, but to really fight climate change, we need those declines to continue, and we need the rest of the world to join in.
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Back to the drawing board: Annie Leonard shows us how to solve our planet’s problems
From the people who brought you The Story of Stuff comes a new video in which well-informed stick figures contemplate Earth's big troubles.
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Russell Brand is a climate hawk as well as a revolutionary
Watch the actor's charming and articulate take on democracy, gorgeous beards, and why we can't vote ourselves out of the climate crisis.
