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Australia ousts climate-denying prime minister, gets new one who has argued for climate action
Outgoing PM Tony Abbott is a climate denier. Brand-new PM Malcolm Turnbull is not, but he still isn't planning to change policy anytime soon.
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In times of drought, should I use hand sanitizer instead of washing my hands?
Choosing hand sanitizers over the old scrub-and-rinse may conserve water, but it might not banish germs, either. Umbra digs up the dirt.
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How to make ketchup — and more! — from your leftover summer tomatoes
Can the homemade kind "ketchup" to the store-bought?
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Republicans are going all out to sabotage a global climate deal
GOP congressional aides are calling foreign embassies in hopes of undermining the push to reach an international climate agreement this year.
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Want a global carbon price? Help out renewable companies first
A new article in Science suggests good green industrial policy can help build strong climate coalitions.
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You don’t even wanna know what happens if we burn all the fossil fuels
But it involves no more Antarctic ice and WAY more ocean.
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World’s worst couple lives like it’s 1890. Here’s what they taught us
There is one aspect of this ridiculous experiment that we actually find rather profound.
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Star-studded “Love Song to the Earth” makes us hope climate change wins
Paul McCartney, Jon Bon Jovi, and Sheryl Crow are coming out with a song about Earth. Here are our suggestions for the next heavy-handed smash.
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Meet the new National Geographic and weep
With Rupert Murdoch and Fox at the helm, the venerable magazine could lose its cred.
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Dealing with the rational fear about GMOs and global catastrophe
Nassim Taleb says that GMOs could doom the planet. He’s right. And the same could be said about all agriculture.