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Plants can do math
British researchers found further proof that plants are adorable slash taking over the world.
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Full Planet, Empty Plates: Chapter 5. Eroding Soils Darkening Our Future
By Lester R. Brown In 1938 Walter Lowdermilk, a senior official in the Soil Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, traveled abroad to look at lands that had been cultivated for thousands of years, seeking to learn how these older civilizations had coped with soil erosion. He found that some had managed their […]
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No, fast food isn’t actually good for you: In defense of Pollanites
A new article in The Atlantic argues healthy eaters and Pollanites should embrace fast food so the industry will reform itself. What's wrong with this argument?
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Ed Markey, climate hawk, headed for the Senate
Markey handily beat Republican Gabriel Gomez in the Massachusetts special election, thanks in part to millions of dollars poured into the race by enviros.
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Calgary floods trigger an oil spill and a mass evacuation
Epic floods forced more than 100,000 people to flee their homes last week in Alberta, Canada, prompting questions about the link between climate change and flooding.
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Live chat: Obama’s new climate plan
David Roberts chats with Kate Sheppard from Mother Jones and James West of Climate Desk about Obama's big speech.
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President Unveils “Obama Climate Pollution Test” for Future Energy Projects
Today, in his speech at Georgetown University, President Obama challenged us to answer the essential question for every future energy policy decision we face – what will the net climate impact be if this project goes forward? It was a bold, monumental speech, the best by not only this president, but any president to date […]
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Could Massachusetts become the first state to impose a carbon tax?
Climate activists are pushing a state ballot measure that would tax carbon emissions from gasoline, heating oil, and other fossil fuels.
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For 10 bucks you can ensure you’ll never fall down or pick up germs on public transit
It's germ-free (or at least it only has your germs), portable, cheap, and always available. The only down side is that you look a little silly.
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Study links fracking to drinking water pollution
Water wells close to natural-gas operations in Pennsylvania were more likely than others to be contaminated with dissolved methane and other gases, researchers found.
