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Climate adaptation goes mainstream in Wisconsin
Wisconsin's Dane County, population 500,000, will spend $1 million next year to cope with climate change.
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Al Gore: Gutless media caves to climate deniers
Why are mainstream news outlets giving voice to climate deniers? Al Gore shares some sharp reflections on media malfeasance.
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Global food waste explained (with five tomatoes)
Each year, the world produces about 1,471 pounds of edible food for every person on the planet. We only eat about half of that. What happens to the rest? This video breaks it down.
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China still leads the world in emissions, with no end in sight
With a quarter of global carbon dioxide emissions now coming from China, the world's most populous country will have an outsized influence on the future of climate change.
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What the IPCC found: The big news from the new climate assessment
You could read the 36-page summary of the IPCC's new climate report. Or you could just read this, which is much shorter and tastier.
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How to clean a lake with an unstoppable oil spill: Drain the lake
Tar-sands oil has been leaking since spring from four places in Alberta, and nobody seems to be able to stop it. Now a 131-acre lake will be drained to aid in cleanup.
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Super foodie Alice Waters launches anti-fracking fight
The slow food movement champ circulated a petition Wednesday that calls for a moratorium on the practice, saying it threatens water and farms.
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WTF is the IPCC?
And why should the world care about its new climate report? We tell you everything you need to know to sound smart at a cocktail party.
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Cow farts still stink up the climate — but relief is possible
Livestock rearing contributes 14.5 percent of greenhouse gas emissions -- more than half of that from methane-spewing cattle. Also: We can change this.
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Wacky jet stream to blame for wild North American weather
From the floods in Colorado to heat waves and cold snaps, scientists say unusual behavior of a normally predictable jet stream is to blame. What's the climate change link?