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New York City’s latest massive disaster
The most effective predictor of who would be spared the worst impacts: elevation.
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Your Sandy symbolism of the morning: An oil tanker stranded on Staten Island
The 150-foot-long vessel washed up on the island's eastern edge last night.
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Are we headed for a sudden climate disaster?
Climate scientist Richard Alley discovered that the Earth’s climate can shift practically overnight. Will it happen in our lifetimes? Probably not, he says, but we’re tempting fate.
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Clinton speaks out for Michigan’s troubled renewable energy measure
The former president's advocacy will help -- but it's hard to believe it can help enough.
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Microgrids could bring big green changes to power systems
Small electric grids could boost power reliability during emergencies like Hurricane Sandy.
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One of the most polluted bodies of water in New York is flooding
Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal is already overflowing.
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If New York’s carbon emissions were solid, they’d bury the Empire State Building within a day
In this visualization, each blue ball, 33 feet across, represents the metric ton of carbon dioxide gas released by the city every 0.58 seconds.
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Romney might be willing to consider supporting wind, now that Iowa is close
Mitt Romney has rarely met an issue he's not willing to jettison in the face of political opposition.
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Sandy has arrived
Mass evacuations, closed transit, terrified populace -- Hurricane Sandy is here, and like another massive threat encroaching on us, there's just one question: What damage will be done?
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David Attenborough: U.S. politicians duck climate change because of cost
The naturalist said politicians have a hard time addressing climate in this economy -- even as it becomes clear that some of climate change's impacts are already worse than expected.
