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Watch every hurricane that formed during the third-most-active season in history
As hurricane season comes to an end, we take stock: Lots of big named storms that resulted in billions of dollars of damage on the East Coast and the Caribbean.
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Troubled waters: Farmers and scientists work together to save oysters
Oyster farmers on the West Coast are working overtime to find creative ways to save these sea creatures -- and their own livelihoods.
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Why clean energy isn’t enough: ‘Carbon Zero,’ chapter 2
To "zero out" our emissions with clean energy, we'd have to replace all the dirty sources we use now -- and do it all over again in 40 years. In chapter 2 of "Carbon Zero," Alex Steffen explains why we need to rethink our whole relationship with energy.
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Deforestation in Amazon hits record low
Brazil says deforestation of its Amazon rainforest region is on the decline, but some are concerned that the trend may not continue.
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Pasture blazed: How more wildfires could result in less grass-fed meat
As the charbroiled western states cool down for the winter, ranchers are bracing themselves for year-round fire risk. Here's what that means for the meat on our plates.
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The new head of the House Science Committee is indifferent to science
Rep. Lamar Smith, tapped to chair the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, is a climate skeptic who likes to make climate jokes.
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Sea levels are rising 60 percent faster than expected
Incidentally, I'm selling lovely beachfront property in West Virginia.
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‘Chasing Ice’ changed this climate-denying Bill O’Reilly listener into a believer
Whenever you feel discouraged about climate change deniers, watch this video.
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My grandma, the fracking matriarch
How the author uncovered his secret identity as a would-be oil tycoon.
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Pot growers are using, and in some cases stealing, solar panels
Pot growers are using solar panels. But before you get too impressed with their social conscience, they are also stealing them.