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5 things I learned from DOJ’s elder statesman on environmental justice
A chance meeting in a Washington, D.C., bookstore turned into an hours-long conversation. Here are the highlights.
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Fabien Cousteau pulls a Spongebob to live at the bottom of the sea for a month
This grandson of Jacques just lived in a James Bond-style undersea capsule, studying the effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs.
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Sort of like the love train, but with a rapping polar bear
From Emeryville, Calif., to the Big Apple, by rail, for the big September climate rally. It only takes three days. But there are workshops!
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No, climate change won’t kill the planet. But it’ll kill plenty of people.
This new slogan -- "It's not warming, it's dying" -- is bad in so many ways.
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The global warming “pause,” explained by way of a cheeseburger
Turbo-charged trade winds have kept the hot side hot and the cool side cool, according to a new study. Sadly, it’s not gonna last.
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Greens and civil rights activists bring Big Coal to its knees in Mississippi
The utility giant Southern Company has agreed to stop burning coal at two of its plants. In return, activists have dropped a lawsuit against a "clean coal" plant seen as the industry's last hope.
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How much do hurricanes hurt the economy?
Researchers trying to understand the costs of climate change say that increasing storm activity may run the planet nearly $10 trillion.
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Frackers are strip-mining the Midwest for sand
First they poisoned the tap water. Now they're hauling huge quantities of sand out of the ground to feed their habit.
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Join us for a Twitter chat on California’s drought
What does California's historic drought mean for its water supply and the rest of the nation? We'll discuss on Twitter on Aug. 6 at 2 p.m. EST.
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Richmond, Calif., is about to get hit with a climate justice earthquake
The Climate Justice Alliance will convene hundreds of activists in Richmond, Calif., for the Our Power National Convening.
