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Surrogate-mom housecat gives birth to endangered kitten
The African black-footed cat is one of the world's smallest felines -- and there are only 40 in captivity worldwide.
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Shell hires dogs to detect oil spills in Arctic
Some of Shell’s newest employees are decidedly cuddlier than the middle-aged white dudes we typically associate with the oil behemoth. That’s because they’re a dachshund and two border collies. New information reveals that the company has experimented with using three dogs — Jippi, Blues, and Tara — as a cheap and effective way to detect […]
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Study: Even a small temperature increase will obliterate Greenland ice cap
If you’ve been enjoying the recent unseasonably warm weather, prepare for a buzzkill: A study published on Sunday by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research found that even a teensy global temperature increase could turn the Greenland ice sheet into the world’s largest puddle. Previous research has suggested it would need warming of at […]
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Baby sloths pooping
The next installment in your continuing Grist List coverage of baby sloths being incomprehensibly adorable:
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Nicaraguan military builds a battalion of climate-change-fighting soldiers
In Nicaragua, the military has a new mission — fighting climate change and, specifically, the illegal loggers that are exacerbating deforestation in the country. The Ecological Battalion’s 580 soldiers are currently engaging in Operation Green Gold, finding and intercepting loads of illegally logged timber.
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Naomi Klein: Serious about climate? Throw out the free-market playbook
Climate solutions won't come from capitalism, Klein argues. They require government intervention; that's why climate change is such a polarizing issue.
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New species alert: Check out the Galapagos Catshark
Researchers recently announced a new species of shark, the Galapagos Catshark, or Bythaelurus giddingsi. Catsharks are one of the largest families of sharks, and are also known as dogfish, a synonym scenario that is not at all ass-backwards. And to make classification even more complex, the newly discovered species of catshark/dogfish has a lot in […]
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New SimCity has SimClimateChange
SimCity is back (or will be in 2013), and looking pretty damn awesome. And now, along with public approval and municipal funds and Godzilla attacks, there’s a new factor to juggle: Making lousy energy choices can force your city to contend with climate change.
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Philippines police to plant 10 million trees in one year
Police officers in the Philippines are trading their guns and billy clubs for weapons of mass construction: shovels, watering cans, and gardening gloves. That’s because they’re partnering with the country’s Department of Environmental and Natural Resources to combat climate change and deforestation. Their Green Ops mission? Plant 10 million treesin one year. The push to […]