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Warmer seas may release frozen methane into the sky forever
Which would be a bummer.
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Frontline: Did the climate deniers win? Not so fast
A PBS "Frontline" special chronicles the rise of Tea Party-fueled climate skepticism during Obama's term -- a trend that already appears to be reversing.
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Big Coal Bullying Prompts University to Destroy Artwork
Bullied by coal companies and their allies in the Wyoming legislature, the University of Wyoming earlier this year caved to threats that millions of dollars in funding were in jeopardy if they didn’t remove an outdoor art installation on the university campus that Big Coal deemed offensive. The sculpture, “Carbon Sink: What Goes Around Comes […]
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Internal documents show TransCanada hid pipeline flaws before 2011 explosion
Don't worry, though. Keystone is totally safe, except the part the company shut down last week.
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GOP candidate: ‘My opponent believes in global warming and has been to other countries, he is basically a monster’
This could be the strangest campaign ad this season.
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Future looks bright for dark skies movement
The future looks bright for a glowing -- er, growing -- global "dark skies" movement.
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An extremely brief overview of a very long debate on energy and the environment
Yet another debate! On energy! By guys who know the presidential candidates!
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Planes can’t land in Antarctica because the runway is melting
Australia's supply planes mainly use one runway, carved into the ice, for takeoff and landing.
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What security experts can teach climate geeks about assessing risk
Jay Gulledge spent months talking to national security experts about how they approached uncertain, high-stakes problems. David Roberts chats with him about how the lessons can be applied to climate change.
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Coal industry tanks as mining costs rise
Increased costs of extraction mean a tough situation for coal companies trying to fend off cheap natural gas.
