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Preschoolers write adorable letter to save the trees
"Animals live in trees, they might get mad!" Just TRY to be cynical after reading this.
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Ask Umbra: Which college major will lead to a green job?
A reader's green-minded son can't decide on a degree. Umbra hits the books.
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Germany takes the first step toward a supergrid
Germany is moving to build a "supergrid" that can carry renewable energy long distances. Will the U.S. catch up? Will the world?
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How climate deniers are like ignorant patrons of ’80s gay bars
Gay-rights activist Dan Savage compares climate deniers to gay men in the early '80s who refused to face up to the reality of AIDS.
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In New Orleans, a Vietnamese community bounces back with urban agriculture
The community rallied together after Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill.
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Obama climate plan finally coming, on Tuesday
The president is gearing up for a big speech in which he'll unveil his second-term climate plan. The centerpiece: cracking down on coal power plants.
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This is the weirdest bike safety video you’ll ever watch
Norway's Share the Road campaign kicks off with a bizarre video. Make sure and wait for the M. Night Shyamalan-worthy twist ending.
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Massive Montana mine has tribes fighting over coal exports
A huge new coal-mining project just OK'd by the federal government pits a Montana tribe against native communities in the Pacific Northwest.
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Wind industry and enviros team up to study bird deaths
A new project will collect and publish hitherto secret data on bird kills at wind farms, aiming to help a clean energy source get even cleaner.
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Oil companies will curb use of air guns that torment marine mammals
Conservation groups suing to end seismic surveys in the Gulf of Mexico scored a partial victory, with oil companies agreeing to suspend sonar blasts in some areas for 30 months.
