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There’s only one thing that matters for Obama’s legacy
The election is over, the inauguration is complete, and it is time, as President Obama said in his inaugural address, to "answer the call of history." That means taking bold action on climate change. As President Obama embarks on his second term, many are already discussing his legacy. Will he be the President who stood by while the climate crisis unfolded? Or will he be our generation’s Abraham Lincoln, rallying the nation to tackle the fundamental moral challenge of our time?
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Americans are consuming less high-fructose corn syrup
At the same time, we're consuming more sugar -- but not that much more. Overall, production and consumption of sweeteners is going down in the U.S.
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Pro-Keystone XL Letter Dripping in Fossil Fuel Money
In the ongoing saga that is the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, it’s clear that supporters of the dangerous project are getting anxious. Perhaps they’re seeing the writing on the wall that this project is nowhere near a sure thing, thanks to themassive resistance to the pipeline, the scientists throwing their weight in opposition to it, and […]
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This super-detailed satellite photo of the frozen Great Lakes is pretty spectacular
It looks like some desolate planet that's inhospitable to human life, and ... yeah, that's about right, at the moment.
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Why are greens so defensive about the rebound effect?
The "rebound effect" -- whereby energy efficiency can cause some increases in energy consumption -- is not an argument against energy efficiency policies. So why worry about it?
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Be glad you don’t live in Oymyakon, Russia, where it can get down to -96 degrees
Cold? Yeah, suck it up. If you lived in Oymyakun, your glasses would freeze to your face, but you'd still have to go outside to pee.
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Kerry’s new gig weighing in on Keystone means giving up Keystone-related stocks
Remember when Susan Rice had those investments in companies linked to Keystone XL? Turns out John Kerry has some too.
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Manhattan micro apartments will come at a high price
New York is moving ahead with its first micro apartment building. But the majority of the units will rent for a premium. Is that what the city needs?
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Victoria’s Secret will soon offer nontoxic bras, for a change
Victoria's Secret is going to make its bras less toxic by 2020. Great for your boobs, great for the planet.
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Sierra Club OKs law-breaking in battle against Keystone
For the first time in its 120-year history, the buttoned-up Sierra Club is sanctioning an act of civil disobedience.
