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Freaked-out climate scientists urge other freaked-out climate scientists to speak up, fight Man
Can we make the radical changes needed to stave off climate chaos? No, say scientists Kevin Anderson and Alice Bows, not "within orthodox political and economic constraints."
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Fracking FAQ: The science and technology behind the natural gas boom
Find out six things you should know about the high-tech drilling explosion that’s coming soon to a backyard gas field near you.
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The Arctic could be ice-free by 2016
All Arctic ice could vanish by 2016. Yes, yes, this probably brings unpredictable consequences for all humans, but at least we'll have access to all that oil. See you on the Lido deck!
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Good news: 123 of the last 133 years have been cooler than 2012
Unfortunately, there's also some bad news.
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Yikes: Avoiding dangerous climate change is still possible, but just barely
The chances of stopping catastrophic global temperature rise are not nil, exactly, but they are slim-to-nil, according to a new report prepared for the U.K. government. David Roberts analyzes our chances.
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New eBay for recyclable oils makes it way easier to power your biodiesel car
It's cheap and easy to use but hard to get, but possibly getting easier, with the first ever online marketplace for recycled oils.
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Four decades of BS coal ads
QuitCoal.org has amassed quite a collection of misleading coal ads, misrepresenting coal’s safety, its abundance, its environmental impact, and how likely it is to save us from totalitarianism. Here we present samples of ads by coal companies and coal industry front groups from the 1970s, ’80s, ’90s, and ’00s — showing that the more things […]
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Wolves are no longer endangered, so go kill some wolves
Lifting the animals' endangered status is more popular among people who like to shoot things than people who are generally opposed to shooting things.
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What runners can teach us about sustainability
Today in the U.S., we have a “sprint culture” -- an addiction to speed and quick rewards. We need to slow down and begin to find a rhythm for a long-distance run.
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Photos: See ya later, lovely glaciers
A new book by photographer James Balog captures in vivid color just what’s at stake as climate change erodes ice in some of the world’s most extreme places.
