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California’s unusual plan to cut greenhouse gases
Here's how the Bay Area, Sacramento, and San Diego are cutting greenhouse gases in response to S.B. 375.
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China’s voyage to cross the less frozen Arctic Ocean
China bets historically low Arctic ice will allow a rusty hulk to sail through the fabled Northern Sea Route, opening up a shortcut to lucrative trade in the E.U.
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Climate scientists are 95 percent sure that humans are causing global warming
Leaked drafts of the forthcoming fifth IPCC climate report reveal that scientists are more sure than ever before that we're screwing up the climate.
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Stephen Colbert thinks we should frack children’s brains
Sure, fracking companies could impose gag orders on children, but that won't change their thoughts. We need to drill into their brains for that.
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Meet the singing, anti-fracking nuns
In the rolling green hills of Kentucky, the Sisters of Loretto are leading a grassroots movement against the proposed Bluegrass Pipeline.
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Australian floods lowered worldwide sea levels
Scientists have been puzzled by a drop in worldwide sea levels in 2011. New research suggests that deluges in Australia were largely responsible.
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What’s in crude oil — and how do we use it?
An animated guide to how crude oil turns into useful fuel for cars, jets, and more.
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Cutting soot and methane emissions would not help the climate as much as hoped
The U.S. has been working with other nations to reduce short-lived climate pollutants, but new research suggests this strategy will have limited success.
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Kochs must move their massive piles of tar-sands waste, Detroit mayor says
Petcoke has been piling up on Detroit's riverfront near a refinery processing tar-sands oil from Canada, but the city has finally had enough.
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