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New York City sweeps aside homeless people for pope’s visit
In the days before Pope Francis landed in New York, the city dismantled homeless encampments near places the pope will be visiting.
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Inventor looks to shake up cleantech with smart solar trackers
Leila Madrone uses her skills in automation and robotics to make solar even better.
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Pope Francis warns that environmental destruction could wipe out humanity
In a U.N. address, the pope said we need to pay attention to the "right of the environment."
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Interview: Republican candidate George Pataki says it’s time to talk about climate change
The former governor of New York chats with Grist about innovation, cleantech, the pope, and how to get his party engaged on climate change.
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China is about to launch the world’s biggest cap-and-trade program
As part of a new climate deal with the U.S., China is also agreeing to other measures, paving the way for progress at U.N. talks in Paris.
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McDonald’s to roll out organic hamburger in Germany
How big is the overlap between McD's customers and people who want organic beef? I guess we'll soon find out.
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Ranchers with ties to the biofuel industry attack Brazilian tribe members
The Guarani people -- the largest indigenous group in Brazil -- are all too familiar with the destructive side of sugarcane ethanol.
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Can game theory predict what will happen at the U.N. climate negotiations?
A team of researchers is trying to call the outcome of the Paris climate talks using complex economic models.
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What is PPM, and what does it have to do with capitalism and climate change?
The nitty gritty of measuring atmospheric CO2 involves Algerian monks and Mongolian schoolteachers, and has some pretty major real-world implications.
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A few miles away from where the pope addressed Congress, a black community looks for change
The neighborhood's fresh air has long been overtaken by a trash transfer station.
