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Are we headed for a sudden climate disaster?
Climate scientist Richard Alley discovered that the Earth’s climate can shift practically overnight. Will it happen in our lifetimes? Probably not, he says, but we’re tempting fate.
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Superstorm Sandy’s climate change connection
Frankenstorm Sandy is a freak of our decidedly human-damaged nature. Scientists mostly agree that climate change had a hand in crafting it. But how, exactly?
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Clinton speaks out for Michigan’s troubled renewable energy measure
The former president's advocacy will help -- but it's hard to believe it can help enough.
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Microgrids could bring big green changes to power systems
Small electric grids could boost power reliability during emergencies like Hurricane Sandy.
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Dude in horse mask is like ‘screw you, Hurricane Sandy’
Oh great, now the storm is spawning reverse centaurs.
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Murray Energy employees write a clearly voluntary defense of their boss
Turns out that Robert Murray is basically the greatest American ever, so shut up.
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These college students figured out how to turn plastic bottles into water-conserving technology
They won a $100,000 prize for their plan to turn plastic bottles into toilets and rainwater harvesting containers.
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Leopard seals will eat you, even if you are very, very tiny
Congratulations, leopard seal: you are the scariest seal. Not like competition was stiff or anything.
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‘Hope’ and ‘pray’: New York subway’s defense against Sandy
"Hope" and "pray" Sandy doesn't flood the New York subway and its antiquated water pumps.
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