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Mass transit ridership grows from pathetically low to just low
Last year, Americans took more trips on mass transit than in any year since 1956 -- but our population has doubled since then, so the stat is not so impressive.
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Four new ozone-destroying gases found sneaking around the stratosphere
Three new CFCs and one new HCFC turned up when no one was looking, but scientists still don't know where these human-made ozone-eaters are coming from.
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Bogus, brah, climate change is stealing sick rides
Global warming will mean fewer big waves for Australia's Bondi Beach.
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It takes HOW much water to make Greek yogurt?!
Dairy products require a whole lot of water -- and many of them come from drought-ridden California.
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Thanks to these sweet posters, green habits have never looked cooler
Do the Green Thing is celebrating Earth Hour by releasing a new poster every day until March 29. Here are some of our favorites.
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New report warns of “cascading system failure” caused by climate change
The outlook in this new government report is as scary/glum/depressing as it sounds, so line up some cute animal vids to watch after this.
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Big Oil’s new strategy: If you can’t build a new pipeline, just overload the old one
The Canadian government has given pipeline giant Enbridge the green light to pump tar-sands oil through an aging line north of Lake Ontario. What could possibly go wrong?
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Current events: Antarctic climate change is messing with the motion of the ocean
The ocean's coldest, saltiest waters are disappearing -- thanks to Antarctic currents shutting down.
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America could soon face more days of extreme rainfall
The warming climate is predicted to bring punishing rainstorms.