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Look what’s slowing down global warming
It's us! Turns out temperatures would be higher if not for a 1987 pact to slash CFCs.
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Philippines blames climate change for monster typhoon
As U.N. climate talks begin in Warsaw, officials from the Philippines are demanding that the world act to fight climate change -- and that rich countries pay their fair share.
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Global warming finally reaches the last Arctic region
Yeah, no one gets to sit global warming out. New reports show that the last holdout region in northern Canada is rapidly succumbing.
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Sierra Club’s New Jersey boss works to insure human/dolphin football games remain hypothetical
Prepping a state for climate change means tangling with some new dilemmas, as shorelines move inland and laws lag behind.
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U.N. climate talks will be all about the Benjamins
Rich countries promised to provide $100 billion a year by 2020 to help developing countries deal with climate change. So far, they have paid up just $7.5 million.
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Old hobbits die hard: Why pundits poo-poo the Keystone fight, and why they’re wrong
Some pundits like to pretend there is a One Ring issue that will solve all our climate problems, and the Keystone fight isn't it. Shut up.
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Supreme bummer: Judges could gut key environmental justice standard
It started as a fight to save a community from the wrecking ball. But the Supreme Court may use it to take out a key provision guarding against racial discrimination instead.
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Chris Christie is no moderate on the environment
Don't be fooled by the media fawning: The New Jersey governor has deregulated polluting industries, eviscerated water protections, and refused to address the threat of climate change.
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U.N.: Hurry up on climate action or we’re screwed!
A U.N. report warns that we're failing to meet climate goals, and outlines how we could get back on track -- just in time to inspire delegates at next week's big climate confab.
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Climate change is decreasing farm yields just when we need them to go up
We could avoid the worst case scenario if we made a lot of big changes to our food and farm systems. So far, we're not.
