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Fewer hungry humans — but still too many
A new report from the U.N. suggests how far we've come in bringing down the total number of hungry people around the globe. But awful disparities remain.
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Dunkin’ Donuts cleans up its palm-oil act (and Krispy Kreme follows suit)
The doughnut giant announces it will use only rainforest-friendly fat to fry up its sweet rings of temptation. Pressure's now on the competition.
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Preventing climate change and adapting to it are not morally equivalent
Climate change mitigation and adaptation are often discussed as though they are interchangeable. They are not.
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We fixed the ozone layer (sort of). Can we fix the climate?
With the ozone layer on the mend, there's proof that international cooperation can work. But the climate is a different can of worms.
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This man wrote hundreds of letters warning politicians not to lie. It worked.
Political scientist Brendan Nyhan explains why fact-checking keeps candidates honest … sometimes.
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What can small cities do to fight climate change?
Sticks aren't easy to implement, so carrots usually win the day. Here are some interesting carrots from Eugene, Ore., and Aspen, Colo.
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Climate change denial could hurt Scott Brown in New Hampshire
In trying to win over the state's conservatives, this carpetbagger may have made a wrong move.
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Kochs backing out of blue-state Senate races
The Koch brothers' group Freedom Partners has stopped running ads in Oregon and Michigan, where climate-friendly Democrats are in the lead.
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Is necessity the mother of climate protest?
Massachusetts coal-barge civil disobedience settlement means that the "necessity defense" for climate protest remains tantalizingly untested in court.
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Climate film gets activists pumped for NYC march
"Disruption" debuted to an enthusiastic crowd, inspiring them to try to make the upcoming People's Climate March the biggest climate event ever.
