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Talking climate change with the old-timers on the back roads of New England
The Slow Ride Stories gang talks about hot times with a roadside hot dog vendor, then teaches us a thing or two about the hot rod they're traveling on -- a classic Royal Enfield motorcycle.
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The House will use the last few hours before summer break to undermine the Clean Air Act
Because they're smart and they love America and if you think that reducing pollution is "cool" then you might as well go to Canada the end.
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Storms are bigger, wetter, and more frequent than 60 years ago
See if you can guess why.
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The most important clean-energy vote this year is in Michigan
Michigan's modest renewable energy standards led to more economic growth, jobs, pollution-free energy, and pride. Now voters' decision to expand it (or not) will reverberate in other states.
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These weird spinning ice disks are the new crop circles
Check out this strange international phenomenon.
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Why the military is trying to reduce its fossil fuel use
Republicans campaigning against the military's efforts to move beyond fossil fuels have forgotten why the U.S. armed forces began trying to save energy in the first place.
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Lord of the tree rings: What trees can teach us about fire and climate change
Meet a scientist who studies the burn history of some of the largest forests on Earth.
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Spirited discussion: In a New York distillery, insights on climate change
The Slow Ride Story guys get a glass, er, earful of tales about how the weather has been throwing local farmers for a loop.
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Look what trees are now reduced to, you jerks
We’ve left trees in the lurch so badly, they’re forced to grow hands and then take matters into them. This one’s reduced to panhandling on the street to support its rainforest relatives.
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When disaster strikes, Twitter might save us
Scientists mine social media, email, and other communication data to prepare for hurricanes, heat waves, and other natural disasters.
