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Full Planet, Empty Plates: Chapter 2. The Ecology of Population Growth
Throughout most of human existence, population growth has been so slow as to be imperceptible within a single generation. Reaching a global population of 1 billion in 1804 required the entire time since modern humans appeared on the scene. To add the second billion, it took until 1927, just over a century. Thirty-three years later, […]
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Tesla turns a profit, mulls driverless feature
The Silicon Valley-based electric-car pioneer defied critics by turning its first-ever profit. And it's talking to Google about adding an autopilot system.
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Cassava was supposed to help us survive climate change, and now it’s dying
Cassava can double for potatoes as a staple crop, and it's less sensitive to heat changes. But now, even this alt-tuber is being snatched away from us.
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Even in the best-case scenario, climate change will kick our asses
In his new book "Overheated," Andrew Guzman looks at the realities of human survival in an age of climate catastrophe. It's not going to be pretty.
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Finally, some not-terrible climate news: Greenland not melting any faster
The last 10 years have seen unprecedented ice loss. Don't expect that speedup to continue, a new study says.
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This scientist needs your help to study air pollution from coal trains
An atmospheric scientist at the University of Washington hasn't been able to get money to study dust from coal trains, so he's turning to crowd-funding.
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Joe Biden kinda sorta maybe opposes Keystone XL pipeline
A Sierra Club activist says the veep told her he doesn't support building Keystone, but the vice president's office demurs.
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Appalachians Make Toxic Water Delivery to EPA
Over 100 people, primarily Appalachia residents, took action today at the headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C., calling for the EPA to use its powers to end mountaintop removal. 15 people, including a couple of youth no older than 10, risked arrest by sitting in front of a main entrance to EPA. […]
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Nuclear plant spills radiation into Lake Michigan
The Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan never quite properly patched up a leak last year. Over the weekend, the leak turned into a gush.
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This hilarious, awesome Ziploc jacket is the most practical upcycled clothing we’ve ever seen
Use it to complete your outfit, use it to hold your lunch.
