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Is “resilience” the new sustainababble?
Resilience is an idea with potentially transformative power -- but we need to make sure it isn't co-opted by big business and the forces of the status quo.
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We have to build much smarter cities if we want to fight climate change
Energy demand in big cities is poised to soar, but with forward-thinking urban and transportation planning, we could keep that growth in check.
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This water lawsuit could be huge and it’s happening in … Iowa?
A utility in Iowa is suing neighboring farming counties over fertilizer runoff that ends up in the drinking water.
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Hateful little cannibal squirrels could help California drought
Belding’s squirrels, long considered a pest, may actually be helping California’s water woes.
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Beef: Still what’s for dinner, still controversial
Are cows destroying the climate? And is grass-fed even worse than grain-fed beef? We take a look at "Defending Beef" by Nicolette Hahn Niman.
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2014 was officially the hottest year ever
The Japan Meteorological Agency released data confirming that 2014 was the hottest year globally since record-keeping began.
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Anchorage, Alaska, is so hot right now
For the first time in recorded history, temps in Anchorage didn't drop below zero all year. Alaskans are freaked out.
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The climate in 2015: Everything’s coming together while everything falls apart
The planet’s changing climate demands that we summon the energy to leave behind the Age of Fossil Fuel (and maybe some of the Age of Capitalism as well).
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![Protesters march next to One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan in New York City as thousands of demonstrators take to the streets demanding justice for the death of Eric Garner, December 4, 2014.]()
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Lessons from 2014: If you care about green cities, you must care about justice too
Cities may hold the solutions to our global climate crisis -- but only if we address deep-seated inequities.
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These fantastic maps showed us different worlds in 2014
From rising sea levels and acidifying oceans to rural roads and dollar buses, these exercises in eco-cartography will open your eyes.
