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‘The world is getting scarier’: How climate change multiplies risk
Michele Wucker's new book analyzes how the world wrestles with uncertainty.
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The new vocabulary of climate change was written in Icelandic
A newly translated book connects language with our failure to act.
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Canada’s carbon tax was ruled constitutional — but still faces backlash
So far, Canada has succeeded where the U.S. has failed.
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Report: Going 100% renewable power means a lot of dirty mining
Where does all that copper, silver, and aluminum come from?
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Mardi Gras floods New Orleans in plastic beads. One scientist has a gooey fix.
New Orleans vacuumed 93,000 pounds of plastic beads out of its storm drains last year.
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If nature doesn’t need trash, neither do we
Natural systems evolve to be closed-loop and waste-free. Human ones should take a cue from nature.
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Affordable carbon capture with a soda on the side
Once seen as cost-prohibitive, pulling carbon dioxide out of air could become feasible thanks to a growing secondary market.
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How the word ‘meat’ could shape the future of protein
You know what they say: You aren't legit until a state law has been passed to try to threaten your industry!
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Times Square drowns in a climate art exhibit
But can the installation compete in the highly trafficked hub of New York City?
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The radical history and dockless future of bikeshares
Watch our video to find out how dockless bikeshares -- if they can stay afloat -- could change the way people get around town.
