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“If people aren’t pissed off, it ain’t working”: A chat with green billionaire Tom Steyer
Tom Steyer has made waves in climate politics with big money and hard-nosed tactics. Grist chats with him about Keystone, EPA, Obama, and how to win the climate fight.
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Feeding the trolls: Meeting with a climate denier, face to face
Climate Desk explores who gets to define the truth about climate change in the digital age.
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New York Times editorial calls for Obama to get moving on climate
The Gray Lady wants the president to hurry up and take executive action to fight global warming, because Congress obviously isn't going to do anything.
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America’s first climate refugees: How climate change eats the Alaskan coast
Climate change has accelerated the normal process of erosion along Alaska's rivers and coasts.
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America’s first climate refugees: “It’s happening now … The village is sinking”
Residents of Newtok, Alaska, know they must evacuate, but who will pay the $130 million cost of moving them?
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California grocery chain turns food waste into electricity
Kroger has plans to feed food waste to bacteria, where it will be anaerobically digested in a vat to release methane to create energy.
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Take a photo of a glacier — it’ll last longer
Glaciers contain a tiny share of the world's land ice, but their rapid melting is contributing to nearly one-third of the world's sea-level rise.
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Frackers get their own clothing line
The latest in fashion? Clothing that keeps you safe from fire. They're calling it frackwear.
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Draft fed rules would let frackers do whatever they want, but they’re still not happy
Environmentalists were dismayed by draft fracking rules released a year ago, but hoped the administration would tighten them up in the next round. The opposite happened.
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Moniz confirmed as energy secretary, McCarthy’s EPA nomination advances
The Senate confirmed Ernest Moniz as the new energy secretary, and Gina McCarthy's nomination as EPA administrator cleared a committee.
