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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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Get PIST with Grist
Mad about climate inaction? Ready to vent? Join People in Support of Tomorrow and make some noise on Twitter!
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Rush Limbaugh, esteemed logician, proves that if you believe in God you can’t believe in climate change
Why? Because John Kerry animal rights activists mice rats barbecue pits SUVs and what about a fetus? QED.
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Mystery lung fungus: Are you at risk?
Valley fever is hard to diagnose, even harder to treat, and potentially fatal -- and the number of cases is rising dramatically.
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Who’s to blame for climate change?
A quick, animated look at at where emissions come from on our planet.
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Ozone hole could be making global warming worse
It's like Lord Voldemort joining forces with The Penguin: Two of the globe's greatest environmental threats appear to be ganging up on us.
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Climate set to change “orders of magnitude” faster than at any other time in the past 65 million years
The pace of global warming is going to make it difficult if not impossible for species to find appropriate habitats.
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How much should you worry about an Arctic methane bomb?
Recent warnings that this greenhouse gas could cost us $60 trillion have received widespread publicity. But many scientists are skeptical.
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Steve King insults climate scientists and religious Americans simultaneously
The GOP rep from Iowa, most recently in the news for his "calves the size of cantaloupes" comment, turns his eloquence to the topic of climate change.
