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Obama climate plan finally coming, on Tuesday
The president is gearing up for a big speech in which he'll unveil his second-term climate plan. The centerpiece: cracking down on coal power plants.
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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.
