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If you want people to accept climate change because it's hot outside, first you have to get them to accept that it's hot outside.
Almost half the food in the U.S. goes uneaten, and every part of the supply chain is to blame -- including you and me. But we can do better.
Damn the deniers, the doubters, and the do-nothing Congress. The Pentagon is moving full green ahead.
Oh, we forgot one. The existing solution to the mosquito problem is widespread use of insecticide. Probably not much more appealing.
“I’m convinced that this planet is warming and that this is part of the result of that,” says Colorado wildfire...
China's environmental movement may be young, but it's starting to see real victories. So why are other countries having so much trouble enacting smart legal constraints?
The proposed new standard limiting particulate pollution makes a lot of sense and will save lives. So no wonder certain people will go nuts.
This year's unusually small Gulf dead zone bucks the upward trend and will give aquatic life a chance to rebound. But it's no reason to breathe easy about nutrient runoff from agriculture.
The answer will not surprise you. But the amount of energy contained in our soda purchases might.