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Heroic weatherman talks climate in a red state — and viewers thank him for it
When Jim Gandy, a South Carolina weathercaster, started putting his coverage in the context of climate change, the public response was much more positive than he expected.
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Romney’s energy plan dissected: Putting government to work for Big Oil
There is nothing here that would cause a sleepless night -- even a sleepless second -- for ExxonMobil executives.
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Not satisfied with destroying crops, the drought is now ruining quaint local traditions
Prepare yourself for the sort of sad, super-local news that makes the fact that the world is ending such a bummer. A flower show in Butte County, S.D., sucked this year because there wasn’t enough water to grow any really good flowers. We all know climate change is ruining the Earth in general, but ruining […]
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Crude oil made out of pig poo is totally going to save our bacon
One pig produces about eight pounds of manure a day. (Try not to think how many Reader’s Digests it might go through if it eliminated sitting on a toilet — you’ll just gross yourself out.) Anyway, that’s a lot of waste. But now, thanks to scientists at the University of Illinois, it might represent a […]
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Romney’s energy plan: How many times can you say ‘oil’?
Mentions of oil: 154. Mentions of climate: 0.
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SEC will require oil companies to disclose payments to foreign governments
The move, part of the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation, should increase transparency around fossil-fuel projects overseas.
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U.S. sees worst West Nile outbreak in its history
A relatively high number of West Nile cases, particularly around Dallas, have made 2012 the worst year for the disease since it arrived in the U.S.
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We’ve already used a year’s worth of resources in 2012
Nice job sticking to your budget, humans.
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Paradise lost in Palau: Island nation fights back against climate change
Threatened by encroaching seas, the tiny island nation of Palau is taking legal action with the U.N. to hold the industrialized world accountable for damage caused by climate change.
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Man, the Mississippi River looks like HELL right now
You know how sometimes you overdo it at a party, but you don’t think it’s a big deal, until someone uploads pictures and you’re like “holy CRAP I looked like a hobo all night”? That’s probably how the Mississippi River feels right now. Sure, we all knew there was a drought and that the river […]