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Explained in 90 seconds: Your fridge is accelerating climate change — but it doesn’t have to
HFCs are powerful greenhouse gases. They're also the low-hanging fruit in the fight against global warming.
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Along with a rocket, NASA launched one poor frog into the air
We're pretty sure the frog didn't make it.
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Big biz fights Obama admin’s calculations on carbon costs
America's biggest and dirtiest industries say the government shouldn't try to tally up the climate-related costs of fossil-fuel burning.
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ExxonMobil company charged with fracking-related crimes
Pennsylvania is going after the company for spilling frackwater into a river. The company responds with Orwellian logic, arguing that the case will "discourage good environmental practices."
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Vikings have the most fun: U.N. says Danes are the happiest people on the planet
What's the secret to the Dane's sunny disposition? Our man on the streets finds out.
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Let’s fight the 1 percent — of power plants
Nearly 1 percent of U.S. power plants -- 50 of them, all fueled by coal -- produce 30 percent of the power sector's CO2 pollution.
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Hay contaminated with Monsanto GMOs rejected for export
A Washington farmer grew a GMO-free crop of alfalfa, but an exporter wouldn't take it because it appeared to have been tainted by the genetically modified variety.
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Should North Dakota be exempt from federal fracking rules?
Members of Congress from North Dakota argue that frackers in their state shouldn't have to follow planned federal rules. Because things are "unique" in North Dakota.
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Bears are using the special, pretty overpasses built for them
Researchers did the fun job of collecting bear hair for three summers and came back with some good news.
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The 8 best quotes from retiring farmers
"The current 20-year-olds make me nuts," says 60-year-old farmer David Brown.
