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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.
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Coral reefs are producing a chemical that staves off global warming
New research finds that when they're under stress, coral can emit a chemical that encourages cloud production, cooling down the local climate.
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Scientists refuse to participate in silly Nebraska climate study
A state law calls for a study of how "cyclical climate change" could affect the state. Climate scientists don't know what that means and don't want anything to do with it.
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Use your empty soda bottles to incubate baby cephalopods
Skip expensive incubators and build your own cuttlefish farm. It's frugal, it's responsible, and -- bonus! -- it's recycling.
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The science of Tea Party wrath
Jonathan Haidt on the psychology of politics, the emotions behind the Tea Party — and why as a self-described centrist, he thinks a Republican crackup may be coming.
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The hottest new calendar is this one featuring (fully clothed) climate scientists
Want a calendar full of hot models? Well, there are no models hotter than models of global warming.
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BizeeBox wants to save us all from drowning in a pile of take-out containers
It makes reusable take-out boxes.