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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.
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Empire State Building goes green in more ways than one
The Empire State Building is going green in more ways than one.
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We may soon lose our storm-tracking satellites
Mismanagement and funding cuts may soon make it harder to predict future storms.
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Drought continues to hammer the economy
In the government's most recent analysis, 2 percent GDP growth would have been 2.4 percent without the drought.
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Deathicane Sandy: Updates and resources
Hurricane Sandy should make landfall Monday night, probably somewhere near Delaware. What should you read to gauge how panicked you're supposed to be?
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Phish Food for thought: Even Burlington can get greener
Burlington, Vt., is the land of socialist senators and Ben & Jerry’s. But sustainability chief Jennifer Green says the town still has its work cut out for it.
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Geoengineering: ‘Chemotherapy’ for the planet, only riskier
What is this "geoengineering" thing? Does it work? Read on to find out! (Spoiler: an idea; TBD.)
