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House responds to Obama’s climate plan with an offshore drilling plan
On Friday, the House passed a bill that would open huge chunks of U.S. coastline to oil and gas drilling.
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Centuries worth of CO2 emissions could be stored underground, but at what cost?
America's geologic basins might be able to hold 500 years worth of emissions, but it would be really tricky and pricey to make it happen.
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These time-lapse videos of volcanoes will blow your mind a little
These videos will make you wish you were a sacrificial virgin just so you could get a closer look.
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Americans are more worried about North Korean nukes than climate change
A survey found that Americans are less likely than other people around the world to be concerned about global warming. But we do fret about Islamic terrorists, Iran, and North Korea.
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Will dumping Australia’s climate-savvy prime minister help the climate?
Australia's Labor Party ousted Julia Gillard as prime minister, replacing her with Kevin Rudd, in a desperate bid to win the upcoming election.
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The significance of Obama’s cryptic Keystone comments
The president's comments about the Keystone XL pipeline don't necessarily mean he'll reject (or approve) it. But they might reveal a radical way of thinking about infrastructure in an age of climate change.
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Republicans say Obama’s climate plan is a war on America
And at least one coal-loving Democrat, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, agrees.
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Heat-related disasters? There’s a map for that
Help us track the summer's extreme heat and weather incidents with this magical map we made in like a day.
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David Letterman doesn’t get why Tim DeChristopher went to prison for “a prank”
Climate activist Tim DeChristopher yuks it up with David Letterman over climate change and civil disobedience.
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Supreme Court will hear big clean-air case
An EPA rule cracking down on power-plant pollution that crosses state borders was struck down by a federal court last year. Now the Supremes will hear the case and could reinstate the rule.
