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Can I get drunk without destroying the planet?
A recent trip to New Orleans and Florida has one reader wondering why cocktails are so often served in plastic cups -- and if there's any way to stem this wasteful tide. Advice maven Umbra Fisk bellies up to the bar and belches out an answer.
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Did the Supreme Court just undercut the Paris climate agreement?
When the court put a hold on Obama's Clean Power Plan, it made it look less likely that the U.S. will meet its Paris promises.
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Zika is just one more way climate change is worse for women
But should you panic about it? Well, it’s complicated.
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Want some rich, exotic compost? Look to your local zoo
What happens in the zoo need not stay in the zoo.
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Carbon pricing is explained using chickens in this handy video
Watch this fun video that explains cap-and-trade, carbon pricing, and more.
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New series takes you to the fenceline communities of California’s oil refineries
Spotlight California talks directly with residents living with environmental racism — and has a little fun while doing it.
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Bison ranching is growing in the U.S. — and so is the debate over how to raise them
Some want to follow in the footsteps of industrialized beef. Others want to focus on sustainability.
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The Daily Show’s Jessica Williams doesn’t like being told to vote with her vagina
Watch her smart response to asinine comments from Madeleine Albright and Gloria Steinem.
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Pissed-off anti-gentrification activists smash and burn rich people’s cars
In Berlin, a gang of masked squatters has destroyed dozens of cars.
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The Supreme Court throws a wrench in Obama’s climate plans
In an extraordinary legal decision, five justices temporarily halted the Clean Power Plan, a cornerstone of Obama's climate strategy.
