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Why President Obama should keep his promise to tackle climate change
Hurricane Sandy gave us a big, fat, election-season wake-up call on the climate. The president says he got the message. Now it’s time for action.
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Abusive slaughterhouse fined $500 million in massive meat-recall case
A company that tortured sick cows and sold their meat has been fined, but the feds still think the activists who revealed the abuse are terrorists.
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Friday music blogging: Bahamas
A few days ago I went to Seattle’s legendary Crocodile to see the band Milo Greene, which I have praised before here in FMB. They were good, but the big discovery of the night was the opener, Bahamas, the Canadian indie project led by singer/songwriter/guitarist Afie Jurvanen, who used to play keyboard and guitar for […]
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Green progress in California could help the poor
Some of the money from the state's new cap-and-trade auctions will go to needy communities, thanks to a recently passed law.
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More bad news about glaciers — and therefore sea levels
Bhutan's glaciers are going to drop in size even if the world doesn't get warmer -- and more melt means higher oceans.
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‘The climate gap’: Extreme weather hurts poor the most
Droughts, floods, storms, and fires hit America's low-income communities hardest, according to a new analysis.
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Dust Bowl Revisited
By Janet Larsen On October 18, 2012, the Associated Press reported that “a massive dust storm swirling reddish-brown clouds over northern Oklahoma triggered a multi-vehicle accident along a major interstate…forcing police to shut down the heavily traveled roadway amid near blackout conditions.” Farmers in the region had recently plowed fields to plant winter wheat. The […]
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Susanne Torriente fights to keep ‘America’s Venice’ from slipping into the sea
Fort Lauderdale, a town known for yachts and oceanfront second homes, has some tough decisions ahead as climate change laps at its door.
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Ever wanted to eat an athlete? Then you’ll love these amazing diving pigs
They sure love swimming and diving! And if you don't eat meat, don't think any more about it.
