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NASA’s incredible nighttime video shows you Earth as you’ve never seen it
This nighttime flyover of Earth has a handy informative commentary so you know what you're looking at, which makes it that much cooler.
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How Gov. Romney threw his climate plans into reverse
A retrospective of Mitt Romney's tenure as governor of Massachusetts shows clearly his politically motivated environmental flip-flop.
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This company is planning to mine asteroids, and you could be their intern
A company looking to mine precious metals from asteroids needs interns to help them out with lots of things, such how exactly the heck to do that.
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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.