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Meet the squee-iest ancient primate ever discovered
This guy, now named Archicebus achilles, lived 55 million years ago, weighed just about an ounce, and is just about the cutest little ancient primate skeleton you'll ever see.
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Arctic summers could be nearly ice-free in seven years
NOAA scientists used three methods to predict when summers in the Arctic will be almost ice-free. Looks like it will happen by 2040, and maybe by 2020.
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Scientists have found “God’s bathtub,” a lake totally untouched by climate change
If only He would turn this water into wine.
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What it’s really like to have a coal terminal in your backyard
A British Columbia paper published a jaw-dropping exposé on pollution from local coal terminals. It's a must-read for anyone worried about how export terminals handle coal in reality.
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This is what an ice-free Antarctica looks like
Check out the most detailed map of a continent never truly seen by human eyes: the de-iced surface of Antarctica.
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Which U.S. city has the best park system?
Minneapolis took top honors in the Trust for Public Land's second-annual ParkScore Index, which ranks cities on the quality, quantity, and accessibility of their parks.
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BP to pump $1 billion into its Alaska drilling efforts
After Alaskan leaders slashed the state's tax on oil companies, BP announced that it will ramp up investment and bring new oil rigs to the North Slope.
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Airlines propose weak, vague climate plan
Major global airlines have agreed on a proposal for reducing carbon emissions -- but it lacks details, aims low, and would sit on the tarmac until 2020 or later.
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Why Master Limited Partnerships are a Lousy Policy for Solar, Wind, and Taxpayers
If you follow the renewable energy industry and haven’t been sleeping, then you’ve probably heard about one of the few pieces of federal legislation purported to help clean energy that’s actually moving: expanding Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) to cover wind and solar energy. (H.R.1696) This is not a good thing. MLPs originated in 1986, when […]
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Carbon pricing is catching on around the globe — just not in Washington, D.C.
More than 40 countries now have a cap-and-trade system or carbon tax, or will soon -- and China, Brazil, and other emerging economies might soon join the club.
