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Thanks to climate change, the world is going to need a lot more firefighters
The U.S. is spending more than ever to fight blazes, and Australia will need to double the number of firefighters it employs to help keep pace with worsening fire seasons.
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Why the EPA chief needs China’s help to tackle global warming
Combined, China and the U.S. produce nearly half of the world's carbon emissions.
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Greenpeace 30 might get Russian amnesty — and Pussy Riot might too
Vladimir Putin has proposed giving amnesty to some activists and political prisoners, including Greenpeace protesters who scaled an offshore drilling rig in September.
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Smokestack city: An industrial neighborhood decides it has had enough
Inspired by South African activists who fought government-imposed housing evictions, Baltimore youth battle plans to build a garbage-burning power plant in an already polluted community.
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Why we should raise the gas tax, and why we won’t
We Americans are so dependent on our cars that we fear a hike in the gas tax -- but it's exactly what we need to help wean us from our auto addiction.
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Turns out those old-fashioned ways of farming were actually pretty smart
To slow down the rate of species extinction, a U.N. biodiversity group recommends a return to traditional farming techniques.
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Postcard from the edge: Urban conundrums on the front lines of climate change
In a warming world, cities will adapt or die. Grist's newest blog, Underwater cities, will take a hard look at what adaptation means.
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Why Rand Paul’s plan won’t save Detroit
The Tea Party senator thinks slashing taxes is the solution to Detroit's woes (as well as every other problem in the country). Actually, it's not.
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What kind of crazy anti-environment bills is ALEC pushing now?
ALEC keeps the punches rolling with anti-green legislation: Fighting renewable energy standards and emissions caps, handing over public lands to oil and gas, and more.
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Justice giant: Remembering Mandela and his fight for climate justice
Mandela was a fierce champion of the people and regions most vulnerable to the worst of climate change’s impacts.
