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Fires, droughts put focus on climate — but will we seize the moment?
Information won't lead to action without proactive planning -- the kind that requires cooperation between government, business, and other groups with a commitment to change.
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Mom knows best: How food justice starts at home
Who says the food movement is led by the elite? One activist reflects on her immigrant mother's quiet determination to feed her family well in trying circumstances, and shares what we can all learn from it.
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DJ Spooky wants to remix the climate fight
Driven by a desire to see climate change firsthand, this hip hop artist took off for Antarctica with cameras and microphones. He hopes the audiovisual results will move your body and your mind.
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After 2011 spill, Chevron pays fine of one drop from its bucket
The spill near Rio dumped over 150,000 gallons of crude oil.
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RIP, Barry Commoner: A scientist who wasn’t afraid to make some noise
This pioneering ecologist argued that protecting the environment was inseparable from social issues such as civil, women's, and consumer rights.
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The Great Barrier Reef has lost half its coral since 1985
The most comprehensive survey ever of Australia's Great Barrier Reef comes up with bad news.
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Matt Damon brings the fracking fight to the big screen
In the fracking-centric "Promised Land," Matt Damon, John Krasinski, and Gus Van Sant aim to deliver a star-studded, Oscar-baiting environmental drama -- and they'll do it without a single penguin or Powerpoint.
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Cuomo punts NY fracking decision. Hollywood wins again!
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has delayed a decision on fracking. Was he influenced by his celebrity friends, or by 20,000 anti-fracking activists in the state?
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Three climate and energy debate questions for Mitt Romney and Barack Obama
Given how relevant our energy future and response to climate change are to the economy, here are some questions we'd love to hear asked in Wednesday's domestic-policy debate.
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Finland aims to be coal-free by 2025
At that rate, the United States could be coal-free in just shy of 3,000 years.
