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New York City could see devastating floods every three to 20 years
By the end of this century, thanks to climate change, devastating floods of New York City could happen every three to 20 years, says a new analysis from researchers at MIT and Princeton.
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Tell your senators: Hold the line in the tar sands
As the Senate tries to resurrect the Keystone XL pipeline, join Grist and other organizations in sending a message: Stop playing political games with our climate and our future.
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Five ways to argue with a Keystone XL pipeline supporter
The next time you're cornered by an oil-guzzling blowhard, or even someone who honestly believes the Keystone XL pipeline is a good thing, here are the arguments and the information you'll want to have at your fingertips.
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Sorry, we still don’t know if biochar can save our asses
Claims of biochar being a magic-bullet solution to climate change are so far unfounded, but if we invest heavily in research, it could turn out to save us.
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Scientists drill into ancient buried lake
Russian scientists have confirmed that they successfully drilled into Lake Vostok, a subglacial lake that has spent the last several million years isolated from Earth’s surface by a thick slab of ice. And I mean THICK — drilling down to the lake has taken 20 years of work. But the team has finally hit water, […]
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The oldest living thing on Earth is 6,000 tons of grass
Meet Posidonia oceanic, a type of Mediterranean seagrass that is also the longest-lived thing on Earth. What’s its secret? The usual — clean living, plenty of exercise, asexual reproduction, being 6,000 tons of grass, and not getting flattened by climate change … YET.
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How to cut carbon emissions: Get rid of middle-aged people
Don’t trust anyone over 30 (or under 70) when it comes to carbon emissions. According to data from the Max Planck Institute, your individual emissions rise steeply from birth through the early 20s, then keep rising a little less sharply for the next 40 years. Your carbon footprint doesn’t peak until after age 60, at […]
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Plant a tree, pay a salary, save the climate — all at once
Tim Whitley's Carbon Offsets to Alleviate Poverty bird-dogs big problems by connecting their solutions.
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10-year-old discovers new energy-storing molecule by accident
Fifth-grader Clara Lazen was just messing around with a molecule modeling kit in class, trying to construct a stable molecule that followed basic chemistry rules. What she ended up with was a completely novel molecular structure, and a coauthor credit in the resulting journal article. Man, what were YOU discovering when you were 10? Masturbation […]
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Man arrested for stealing glaciers
The Jorge Montt Glacier, in the Patagonia region of Chile, is receding faster than any other glacier in the country. This is probably largely because of climate change, but also maybe a little bit because some dude’s been stealing it piecemeal.
