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What if the answer to California’s wildfire woes is more fire?
What if the answer to California's wildfire woes is more fire?
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The Saudi oil attack isn’t just an economic issue, it’s environmental
In the wake of a major drone strike on a number of Saudi Arabia’s largest oil refinery facilities early Saturday morning, the kingdom’s oil output plunged by more than half, sending shockwaves through global markets. The global supply of oil took an even greater hit than during the Iranian Revolution, and crude oil prices skyrocketed […]
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Berkeley triggered a chain of anti-gas laws
Seattle, Los Angeles, and other cities are looking to ban natural gas in new buildings.
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The problem with putting a deadline on the climate apocalypse
Conflating long-term policy goals and tipping points is a problematic feature of climate discourse
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‘Never give up’: Greta Thunberg takes climate strike to the White House
The famous 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist joined protesters at a rally in D.C. on Friday.
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Are we overestimating how much trees will help fight climate change?
Research suggests that forests may store far less carbon than we think.
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One very bad habit is fueling the global recycling meltdown
It’s called “wishcycling,” and pretty much all of us do it.
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Can solar panels handle the heat of a warming world?
"Panels are a little like people; they like temperate conditions with light winds and low humidity, and that’s when they function the best.”
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Researchers mapped L.A.’s emissions with incredible detail. Is your city next?
A new project shows the emissions from every road and building in the nearly 5,000 square miles of the Los Angeles metro area.
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5 ways Puerto Rico is still struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria
And unprepared to face another crippling hurricane season.