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Is humanity smarter than a protozoan?
New work on the Genuine Progress Indicator shows that global GDP is increasing, but global economic welfare no longer is. Can our species stop expanding before it hits limits?
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Welcome to Portage County, the fracking waste disposal capital of Ohio
A small part of Ohio has secured the ignominious honor of becoming the most successful frackwater dumping ground in the state.
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Mapped: A hot hot summer of climate action
One-off protests don't seem like a big deal? Check out the full scope of climate uprisings happening across North America this summer.
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U.S. won’t fund a massive coal plant in Vietnam
After Obama's climate pledge, is the Export-Import Bank finally changing its stance on fossil fuel projects?
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Harry Reid blames climate change for fires ravaging his state
"The West is being devastated by wildfires," said the Senate majority leader. "Why? Because the climate has changed."
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The EPA gets a new boss — finally
Gina McCarthy was confirmed by the Senate Thursday, after a record-breaking delay imposed by grouchy Republicans who don't like the EPA.
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Ohio lawmakers who oppose fracking tax have gotten lots of money from frackers
Ohio's Republican governor wants the fracking industry to give something back, but GOP legislators keep rejecting his proposed fracking tax.
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Like father, like daughter: Climate denier Liz Cheney to run for Senate in Wyoming
Liz Cheney says Obama's climate plan is "using phony science to kill real jobs."
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World Bank joins war on coal
The international lender says it won't support coal-fired power plants in most circumstances, opting instead to fund cleaner energy.
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Why don’t farmers believe in climate change?
And does it really matter whether they do?
