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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.
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Obama: “We don’t have time for a meeting of the Flat Earth Society”
The good bits from Obama's climate speech and plan, from denier bashing to renewable energy goals.
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Watch a gorilla lose his cool with a bunch of bullying kids
We're enjoying this video in which jerky children get a well-deserved pants-peeing scare.
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What Obama’s Climate Announcement Means for Coal and Clean Energy
If you’re reading this post, then you are part of the last generation of people who will have the chance to stop runaway climate disruption. Coal-fired power plants are the nation’s single biggest source of the carbon pollution that threatens our kids’ future, and today President Obama made an announcement that puts us a big […]
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Doggie food truck trend refuses to die
Seven bucks on a treat for your pooch is NOTHING when you realize you get to scoop it up later, too.
