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Why Tom Steyer is not a hypocrite
He used to invest in coal projects, but he doesn't anymore, and the climate movement is happy to welcome people who've newly seen the light.
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Is the Anthropocene a world of hope or a world of hurt?
For better or worse, we're running this planet now. What's wrong with saying we might be able to pull that off? A conversation between Andrew Revkin and Clive Hamilton.
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The Civil Rights Act at 50: Protecting people of color and the environment, too
The law has been particularly effective at ensuring access to public transportation for communities of color. Fitting -- it was born on a bus.
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Caribbean coral reefs will be lost in 20 years — unless they can be protected
Pollution and overfishing are killing off grazing fish, according to a new study, which is driving the region’s coral decline.
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One judge’s smackdown of a Colorado coal mine could help fight carbon projects everywhere
A coal mine expansion snags on the 'social cost of carbon protocol' — a boring bit of legalese that could one day prove invaluable in the climate fight.
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Meet the gleaners — fighting hunger and climate change at the same time
The United Nations estimates that one-third of all food worldwide is wasted. A new breed of activists and entrepreneurs is out to stop that.
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Congressional candidates compete over who is most pro–fossil fuel
In the races where energy is a big issue, both Democrats and Republicans are pledging their fealty to coal, oil, and gas.
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Gay rights activists ally with greens in the climate fight
Queers for the Climate is a new activist group focused on "saving the straights" (and the planet) from imminent environmental ruin.
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Snails already live in fear; now they’ve got climate change to worry about, too
It's tough enough knowing that everyone wants to eat you. But knowing you're going to be cooked, then eaten?
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California ranchers tackle the climate crisis one pasture at a time
By spreading compost on their pastures, Marin County ranchers have been able to suck significant amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. But can it work elsewhere?
