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James Hansen to quit NASA, become full-time climate activist
Hansen has been the nation's most outspoken scientist on the need for climate action. Now he's leaving his day job to dedicate himself to activism.
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The environmental movement’s greatest hits, all in one documentary
The new film "A Fierce Green Fire" traces the movement from Love Canal to the birth of Greenpeace to the fight against climate change.
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This town was almost blown off the map — now it’s back, and super green
When the town of Greensburg, Kan., was nearly wiped off the map by a giant tornado, local residents decided to rebuild a town that would endure.
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This flower-like solar panel is so light that you can use it to power your car while you’re driving
You can mount the Lotus Mobile on your electric car and charge your battery while you drive around (very carefully). You'd look extremely silly, but you COULD.
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Fukushima meltdown appears to have sickened American infants
Babies born in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington soon after the Fukushima meltdown were more likely to be afflicted with congenital hypothyroidism.
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Stop trying to save the planet, says ‘urban ranger’ Jenny Price
Want to make a real difference? Get in touch with your local environs, gritty though they may be, and help build a more sustainable future for everyone.
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New gasoline rules are good for your lungs and bad for Big Oil
The Obama administration is proposing to slash sulfur content in gasoline by two-thirds, improving your air and pissing off oil execs.
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Colorado lawmakers want to jack up ridiculously low oil-spill fines
While a "natural-gas liquid" continues to mysteriously gush near a Colorado creek, legislators introduce a bill to raise fines for spills.
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IMF says global subsidies to fossil fuels amount to $1.9 trillion a year … and that’s probably an underestimate
A new IMF study finds that global fossil fuel subsidies amount to $1.9 trillion a year. But the real truth could be more eye-popping yet.
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China’s finless porpoises are going extinct
In over 2,000 miles of the Yangtze river, the World Wildlife Fund found only 380 of these smiley critters.