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Abandoned Russian farmland soaks up 50 million tons of carbon every year
Farmers abandoned 1 million acres of farmland after the USSR collapsed, creating what might be the world's biggest human-made carbon sink.
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Say goodbye to Yosemite’s largest glacier
Yosemite National Park's largest glacier could disappear within 20 years, robbing the park's ecosystems of a steady water supply.
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Frackers are chewing up Pennsylvania’s forests
Oil and gas drillers are carving the state's woodlands into smaller chunks -- and that's bad news for wildlife.
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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.
