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No deal in sight as fuel standard talks between EPA and California stall out
If California loses this battle, we’ll all feel the impact on our climate and air.
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Shipping industry takes a page from bitcoin to clean up its act
Turns out the same blockchain behind bitcoin can also be used to cut carbon emissions.
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![Amtrak new Acela Express trainset, left, at its test site in Pueblo, Colorado, prior to its introduc]()
![Amtrak new Acela Express trainset, left, at its test site in Pueblo, Colorado, prior to its introduc]()
I love taking long-distance trains. Here’s why I’m thrilled Amtrak might cut them back.
If we want to become a nation of train travelers, increasing the frequency of trains on highly trafficked routes is exactly the right strategy.
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Plastic has a long lifespan. It’s probably shortening yours.
How bad are plastics for humans? A new report says we need to look at their entire lifecycle.
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How can I have a wedding registry that isn’t totally wasteful?
Are a Kitchenaid and climate consciousness incompatible?
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Paris Agreement has gone up in smoke, new paper says
If you're reading this it's too late. Tra-la!
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Why you shouldn’t panic
Fear is not a very good motivator for climate action.
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![A 2008 photo of Wallace Smith Broecker, a professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University in New York, addressing the audience during the Balzan prize ceremony in Rome.]()
![A 2008 photo of Wallace Smith Broecker, a professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University in New York, addressing the audience during the Balzan prize ceremony in Rome.]()
RIP Wallace Broecker, the scientist who changed the way we think about the climate
The geochemist popularized the phrase “global warming” and changed our understanding of oceans.
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Bernie Sanders, the godfather of the Green New Deal, announces presidential run
The 77-year-old isn’t just another Green New Deal bandwagoner.
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![A fan cools down during the Australian Open in January.]()
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The results are in, and January was one of the warmest in all of recorded history
It’s the latest evidence that we have left the bounds of “normal” weather on a “normal” planet.
