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Indonesia to seed clouds, try to put out huge plantation fires
The palm-oil industry has set Indonesian forests ablaze, causing horrendous air pollution. Indonesia is trying to trigger rain to douse the flames.
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Maine guv freaks out after local media report on his corrupt environment chief
Pissed-off Maine Gov. Paul LePage refuses to speak to newspapers that investigated his environment chief's corporate ties. That'll definitely help his public image.
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China warns it will execute serious polluters
The country is cracking down on polluters whose activities harm or kill others, and it's willing to impose the harshest possible penalty.
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Seattle adopts plan for going carbon neutral — but will pot growers get in the way?
The city aims to cut net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. But energy-sucking indoor marijuana operations could throw the effort off course.
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Obama in Berlin: “We have to get to work” on climate change
Climate change "is the global threat of our time," Obama said in a big speech at the Brandenburg Gate. Fitting, as the weather in Berlin was an unseasonably hot 92 degrees.
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Are fungus-farming ants the key to better biofuel?
Secrets from the leafcutter ant's underground fungus fields could help create a more efficient ethanol.
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We work on climate change every day
The secretary of state says the Obama administration is pushing ahead on climate solutions with China and the rest of the world -- and he wants your ideas for new initiatives.
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Chinese science academy slaps down climate-denying Heartland Institute
Heartland claimed that Chinese scientists were subscribing to its skeptical climate views. The Chinese Academy of Sciences denounced that claim as "false."
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Occupy Sandy: Once welcomed, now questioned
The Occupy movement's relief team still hasn't disbursed all the money it raised to help one of New York City's hardest hit neighborhoods.
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Obama says a climate plan is coming next month, so climate hawks delay lawsuit
Ten states and three enviro groups were about to sue the administration over its delay of climate rules for new power plants. Now they're giving the president a short reprieve.
