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Diesel exhaust causes cancer, WHO says
The unexpected-but-still-important finding puts diesel exhaust on par with second-hand smoke.
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Pollution makes carnivorous plants go vegetarian
Acid rain apparently has one benefit: It gives carnivorous plants so much nitrogen that they no longer need to eat meat. A new study has determined that sundews in Swedish bogs are cutting back on their insect consumption, which is good news if you’re an insect or a human concerned about a Little Shop of Horrors scenario. Unfortunately, […]
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China’s smog city: What Wuhan looks like with 20 times the U.S. dust limit
Residents of the Chinese province of Wuhan are coping with a smog like you've never seen.
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Getting used to being in charge of the planet
Decisions made by people alive today will determine the fate of life on Earth for centuries to come. It's time to take responsibility for our planet.
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This graphic novel about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch looks awesome
I’m Not a Plastic Bag is a graphic novel about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the agglomeration of plastic flakes that is swirling around in the Pacific Ocean. The book follows the journey of several pieces of trash destined to become part of the patch. The images are beautiful, and the story’s reminiscent of The […]
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Did you say ‘sea-level rise’? You liberal.
China asked foreign embassies to stop publishing air pollution data? Can you imagine! The nerve of repressing scientific knowledge. Meanwhile, in Virginia ...
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Tsunami debris on the West Coast could be ‘far worse than any oil spill’
Last year’s tsunami in Japan threw 1.5 million tons of debris into the ocean. It’s starting to show up on the West Coast — a soccer ball here, a motorcycle there, a 66-foot, 165-ton dock. According to the Associated Press, more might be coming. Or it might not. But when the debris arrives, if enough […]
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Obama wants to give white children asthma, says blogger
You might think that air quality controls are about mitigating the health effects of breathing in pollution. If you’re a staunch Republican, you might think they’re about destroying capitalism. But blogger (and birther) Daren Jonescu knows what air quality controls are really about: Giving white children lung diseases. (And destroying capitalism.) Jonescu wrote a piece in […]
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The dirt on Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s environmental record
Wisconsin voters are at the polls in a referendum on Gov. Walker. Here's what green voters need to know about his track record -- and future plans.
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Energy companies, seeing a greener future, are losing their faith in coal
Utility executives may finally be realizing that coal's days are numbered, a new survey suggests. Already!