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Crowdfunding helps community power become reality
The JOBS Act may finally allow thousands of regular folks to make a modest return by investing in local renewable energy projects.
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Coral in Caribbean is in big trouble
Researchers blame pollution, exploitation -- and climate change.
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New solar cell draws power from spinach
“Scientists figure out a way to get energy out of new non-coal thing” is getting to be a pretty common story, and so far none of it has revolutionized our power grid. But this one serves a dual purpose: It can make solar panels cheaper and more efficient, plus vegetable-pushing parents can point to it […]
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Hometown heroes: Three ways to win climate fights at the local level
Around the world, citizens are organizing and winning urgent local battles against oil barons, the coal industry, and other powerful opponents. Here are some of the keys to their success.
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Hope you enjoyed the third-hottest summer ever!
Data released today by NOAA show that the past 12 months were, once again, the hottest on record in the contiguous U.S.
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Oil on Gulf Coast after Hurricane Isaac reveals risks of offshore drilling
Images of oil leftover from 2010's BP spill washing up on the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Isaac serve as a sad reminder that it’s impossible to clean up a major marine oil spill.
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Watch the Arctic thaw, in video and graph form
Like ruin porn, but with ice. Ice porn.
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Our constantly warming summers, animated
Animated data from NASA clearly shows how temperatures are rising.
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Arctic ice melt has global-warming impact equal to 20 years of CO2 emissions
Give me like another two hours and I'll find the silver lining here. Still working on it.
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Climate change could lead to a rise in brain-eating parasites
Maybe nothing is weird about the rise in cases of primary amebic meningoencephalitis. Or maybe climate change is making conditions more hospitable for this warm-water-loving parasite and we're all gonna dieeeeeeeeee.
