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Discount rates: A boring thing you should know about (with otters!)
Unless you're an economics geek, you've probably never heard of "discount rates." Behind that technical term, however, hides a social and ethical debate at the heart of climate policy. David Roberts explains (otters included).
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Shocker: Fox News misleads audience on climate change
A new study from the Union of Concerned Scientists quantifies how Fox News and the Wall Street Journal's opinion section spread climate skepticism.
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Quiz: How many climate deniers could you fight off?
If climate-change skeptics came at you with slime, mud, and threatening letters, how many could you beat up? Take our quiz to find out.
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Five lessons on activism from a coal miner’s daughter
Teri Blanton has become a leader in the fight against mountaintop-removal coal mining. Along the way, she's learned lessons that any activist could benefit from.
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Forecast for 2100: Massive rainstorms in the tropics
For each degree the tropics warm, rainfall extremes will get 10 percent worse. This is why we shouldn't teach math in school. It can be scary.
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Wildfires in U.S. getting much bigger as temperature gets hotter
There are now seven times more fires affecting at least 10,000 acres each than there were 40 years ago, according to a new analysis by Climate Central.
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Ice-free seas near Alaska as Arctic ice melt finally halts for the year
Also, yet another example of why Facebook needs a thumbs-down button.
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Something’s (not very) fishy about the Atlantic Ocean [VIDEO]
Weird conditions off the New England coast have fishermen puzzled. Is this the face of global warming, or just the latest curveball from an unpredictable climate?
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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.
