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What are your climate questions for Ernest Moniz and Gina McCarthy?
The energy secretary and EPA administrator will join Grist for a live chat next week about Obama's climate initiatives. Submit your questions now!
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Frackers are flooding the atmosphere with climate-warming methane
Two new studies reveal the staggering disconnect between actual methane emissions and official EPA estimates.
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Senate Republicans torpedo a non-controversial, bipartisan energy-efficiency bill
The bill doesn't promote fossil fuels or hamstring the EPA, so GOP senators refused to let it move forward.
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The West Antarctic glaciers are breaking up with us
Latest studies show that the ice sheet's gradual disappearance is now irreversible, along with catastrophic, if slow, sea-level rise.
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John Oliver and Bill Nye show why cable news climate “debates” are so ridiculous
Warning: If you watch this, you'll never be able to watch a climate debate again without rolling your eyes.
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5 exciting new ways New York can deal with storm surges and rising seas
The competition Rebuild By Design challenges designers to reimagine flood solutions in and around New York.
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Why there is no liberal equivalent to climate change denial
Conservatives are dead set against bigger government, so they deny problems that might require government solutions. Liberals care about outcomes rather than the size of government.
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Bill Nye keeps fighting the good fight, debates climate change on CNN
Deniers be warned: When you go up against an entertainer like Bill Nye the Science Guy, you may not only be refuted ... but it might also be pretty memorable.
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Sorry, Vegas: You just can’t fake being prepared for climate change
Sin City is a master of fakery and impersonation. But behind the sunglasses, it has had to grapple with some thorny realities — and climate change is bringing more.
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Our alarming food future, explained in 7 charts
The takeaway on food from the National Climate Assessment: As the temperature goes up, crop yields will go down.
