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How climate change is like street harassment
It is difficult to convince people that their actions have, knowingly or unknowingly, contributed to substantial aggregate harms. It's true of catcalling women on the street and it's true of climate change.
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Get ready for another extremely cold winter starting NOW
We'd joke that winter is coming, but our tongues are stuck to a light pole.
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Clean energy may be dead in D.C., but here’s how you can lead the charge
OpenIDEO wants your ideas for a renewable-energy-filled future.
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Is snacking on a scorpion sexy?
Enter SexyFood, a French startup that's trying to get you to eat bugs -- hopefully with more success than we've ever had.
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We pay inmates $3 a day to fight California wildfires
The program is sold as a way to teach criminals the virtue of hard work. But who are the real criminals here?
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The 10 things you need to know from the new IPCC climate report
This is -- finally and for real -- the last installment of the report. Here's what it says in a nutshell.
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After Irene, Vermont shows us what climate resilience looks like
Hurricane Irene pummeled rural communities in Vermont. Their response can teach us a lot about community.
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Scary maps show how bad California’s water shortage is
Just how bad is California's water shortage? Really, really bad, according to these maps.
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32 countries where global warming could make violence worse
A new report ranks the countries most vulnerable to climate conflicts and food insecurity.
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Meet the Amazon tribespeople who beat Chevron in court — but are still fighting for clean water
With the judgment in their favor tied up in a New York courtroom, indigenous residents of Ecuador's oil-polluted rainforest are going back to basics.
