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What’s the best non-toxic alternative to bleach?
When a reader wonders if bleaching the kitchen counters is overkill, advice maven Umbra Fisk talks dirty.
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Clinton is making coal country a generous offer, but it’s not buying
Coal-mining communities just aren't very interested in Hillary's $30 billion plan to help them transition to a cleaner economy.
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The secret to vegan meringue, macarons, and mayonnaise is in your chickpea can
It’s high time you knew about aquafaba.
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Turns out young forests are pretty great at sucking up carbon
When forests regrow, they’re hungry for our least favorite greenhouse gas.
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Investigation reveals where our e-waste ends up and it ain’t good
The Basel Action Network reveals that your old iMacs might be taking an international voyage.
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Are there GMOs in our moon dust? Gwyneth Paltrow demands to know!
Unfortunately, when it comes to the GMO debate, it’s actually not All Easy.
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Will Obama’s climate legacy include deporting children to drought-ravaged nations?
The administration is planning raids to deport mothers and kids to Central America.
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![U.S. Representative Kevin Cramer, (R-ND) speaks to the media while smoke from the wreckage of several oil tanker cars that derailed in a field near the town of Heimdal, North Dakota billows behind him May 6, 2015. A train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire on Wednesday, officials said, just days after the U.S. government announced sweeping reforms to improve safety of the volatile shipments.]()
![U.S. Representative Kevin Cramer, (R-ND) speaks to the media while smoke from the wreckage of several oil tanker cars that derailed in a field near the town of Heimdal, North Dakota billows behind him May 6, 2015. A train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire on Wednesday, officials said, just days after the U.S. government announced sweeping reforms to improve safety of the volatile shipments.]()
Trump’s new energy adviser is exactly the kind of guy you think he is
He’s a climate skeptic who proposed a bill to run gas pipelines through national parks.
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![A member of the Indigenous Environmental Network demonstrates against the Shell oil company outside the South African Petroleum Refinery (SAPREF) in Durban November 30, 2011. The city is hosting the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties meeting (COP17).]()
![A member of the Indigenous Environmental Network demonstrates against the Shell oil company outside the South African Petroleum Refinery (SAPREF) in Durban November 30, 2011. The city is hosting the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties meeting (COP17).]()
A Manhattan-sized oil spill just hit the Gulf of Mexico
Offshore drilling is hitting new highs in the region, and it has its risks.
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This herb could be the secret to curbing cows’ climate-changing burps
Researchers are studying whether oregano could rein in methane emissions from dairy cows.
