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Blinded by science: The allure of the technological fix after Hurricane Sandy

Structural protection and technological solutions alone can't keep us safe from climate-related disasters -- and assuming as much can end up causing even more damage.

Friday music blogging: Alt-J

I’ve been listening to Alt-J’s debut album, An Awesome Wave, for a while now, but it’s taken time to sink in. It is a deeply odd and idiosyncratic album, not quite like anything you’ve ever heard, it takes while to feel out its contours. However, the album just won UK’s Mercury Prize for best album, […]

California’s GMO labeling proposition bruised by big money and big rumors

California's Proposition 37, aimed at labeling GMO foods, has fallen far.

VIDEO: Romney confronted in Ohio, “Do you still think the rising of the seas is funny?”

At a campaign event today in Etna, Ohio, Gov. Romney was asked, “Do you still think the rising of the seas is funny?” Romney responded, “I never imagined such a thing is funny,” despite using rising sea levels as a punchline in his speech to the Republican National Convention.

Meet the man who’s kept climate change off the Hurricane Sandy Wikipedia page

Thanks to climate denier Ken Mampel, visitors to the world's most popular encyclopedia won't get info about links between climate change and Sandy.

New York City cancels marathon in light of Sandy’s devastation

Sandy devastation forces officials to cancel one of the city's premier athletic events -- and many New Yorkers breathe a sigh of relief.

The most brutal ad you’ll see this election

Remember when Mitt Romney mocked efforts to "slow the rise of the oceans"? That joke's not so funny this week, as a hard-hitting new ad points out.

Michigan race highlights all that’s wrong with climate and election reporting

Northern Michigan congressional race goes unchecked on climate change facts.

NYC’s urban farms face a climate reality check

For New York's urban farms, Hurricane Sandy was more than a discouraging blow -- it was a reason to reevaluate what it means to grow food in a city limited by the realities of climate change.

Tar-sands oil is looking riskier, thanks in part to Keystone protests

An inability to move tar-sands oil out of Alberta, Canada, is giving the industry headaches. Booming U.S. oil production isn't helping.