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Triumph, tragedy, and climate change: ‘The Island President’
A new documentary follows former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed in his efforts to tackle climate change.
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Critical List: America has 3.1 million green jobs; a battery made of paper waste
The United States has 3.1 million green jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. High temperatures in the Midwest are as much as 40 degrees F above normals for this time of year. Is the EPA ever going to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants?
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The big blue: Can deepwater fish farming be sustainable?
An experimental fish farm floating off the Big Island of Hawaii has the whole world watching.
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Texas landowner calls out Obama on Keystone XL fast-tracking
President Obama called for an expedited approval of the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline. Meet a property owner whose land would be split in half.
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The new Climate Desk: Getting hotter
The Climate Desk collaborators -- Grist is one -- unveil a spiffy new website and welcome the Guardian into their ranks.
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New film looks at eating and growing local food in Alabama
The filmmaker behind Eating Alabama talks about industrial chicken farming, rural food access, and what it will take to create a local food economy in the deep South.
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Can pond scum save you from $5 gas? [VIDEO]
Short answer: no. But algae’s moment in the sun may be just over the horizon.
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Climate change threatens baby seals
You could probably intuit that climate change would threaten seal pups, being as how they’re vulnerable critters who require cold climates. But just in case you had doubts, new research has arrived to tell you that yup, Antarctic fur seal pups are screwed.
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What it means for media to take climate seriously
Here's an email exchange between David Roberts and journalist Wen Stephenson about climate change and the media.
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Here’s how to never get cancer
Over at Jezebel, the inestimable Lindy West has noticed just how many foods, chemicals, and habits are reported give you cancer, and she’s figured out how to dodge them all. She walks us through a day of her cancer-free lifestyle, from waking up in a windowless apartment in Singapore (lower rates of cancer in women) […]
