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Climate change brings so many uncertainties that it's hard to know how to make decisions and plan for the future. The trick is not to aim for the most efficient solution, but the most robust, resilient one.
These are maybe the most attractive “green” clothes we have ever seen: They’re trendy, they make your ass look good...
Science: Harder for people who aren't scientists.
The average boy partakes in two minutes of “vigorous activity” each day. The average girl, just one minute. The solution is right down the street.
A well-designed carbon tax would be a wonderful thing. But all carbon taxes are not created equal. Climate hawks should be aware of the pitfalls and perils on the road to a tax.
Check out photos and videos of San Diego accidentally setting off 20 minutes worth of fireworks simultaneously.
Bugs, expensive food, ruined highways. The future is not looking great.
Consumers can expect the worst U.S. drought in 50 years to cast a shadow across food prices throughout 2013. They're increasing at a rate well above normal.
Plucking seemingly random weeds out of the dirt and sticking them in your mouth may be disconcerting to most city dwellers, but that’s exactly what a group of New Yorkers traveled to New Jersey to do recently.
