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Hawaii could be hit by more hurricanes as climate changes
There may be fewer tropical cyclones in the Pacific in the future, but those that do form are expected to be stronger and more likely to strike Hawaii.
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Why haven’t the big green groups divested from fossil fuels?
Activists are pushing colleges and cities to divest, but it turns out many major environmental groups still haven't dumped their own dirty energy stocks, Naomi Klein reports.
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Study: When Republicans understand climate science, they support climate action
Once Republican voters grasp the reality of climate change, they start to support efforts to do something about it, according to new research.
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Big Coal loses out in Indiana, despite employing two state lawmakers
A planned $2.8 billion coal-to-gas plant could be doomed now that the state legislature has approved tough new ratepayer protections.
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You can apply to be a professional polar bear spotter
Do you have outdoors experience, good eyesight, firearms expertise, and a loud voice? You could go work for the governor of the Svalbard Islands, spotting polar bears.
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Weird wintry weather and the climate-change link
It's warm on the coasts and cold and snowy in between. And some kind of hellish weirdness in the Texas Panhandle.
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Atlantic coastal waters are the hottest since measurements began
Temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean from Maine to North Carolina were nearly three degrees warmer last year than the 30-year average.
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What would ‘wartime mobilization’ to fight climate change look like?
It would look like a lot of big government, according to a pair of new papers. And it would take a very strong climate movement to get there.
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Climate hawk Markey wins primary, moves one step closer to Senate
Rep. Ed Markey won the Democratic primary for Massachusetts’ special Senate election, thanks in part to help from greens, and is favored to win the general election.
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Climate-denying GOP rep wants to take science-funding decisions away from scientists
Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas has drafted a bill that would let Congress set the criteria for grants awarded by the National Science Foundation.