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British Columbia's pioneering carbon tax not only reduced climate pollution, but gained popular support as well. Oh, and the naysayers who predicted economic doom? Didn't happen.
There is a better way to burn your garbage, and of course the damn Swedes have already successfully adopted it.
Governments, communities, and everyday people are finding ways to combat the looming climate meltdown. In a five-part series this week, these students will tell you how.
The donation boxes have been condemned as public nuisances, magnets for graffiti and crime, and fire hazards. In fact, they're a logical response to our overconsumption.
Once upon a time, this super-plant may have geoengineered the planet. Now scientists want to sequence its genome to learn its secret.
If a giant abyss appears near a fracking site, it COULD BE a sign that there’s something going on there that is not entirely advisable.
A reader wonders how much water has been wasted to raise money for ALS. Umbra says it's a drop in the bucket.
It's been five years since the Copenhagen climate conference, and things have just gotten worse.
The enemy of the human race takes a few hits.