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U.N. warns us to eat less meat and lay off biofuels, or we’re in for it
If we don't mend our ways, wild areas nearly as big as Brazil will turn into farmland by 2050. A new U.N. report lays out a plan for avoiding that.
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Freedom Industries kept West Virginia spill details secret
When that West Virginia tank busted open earlier this month, a second toxic chemical spilled into the Elk River. The company knew -- but didn't bother telling officials.
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Ask Umbra: What do I do about my treacherous sidewalks this winter?
A reader says he's afraid someone will slip and end up hurt. Umbra offers a little ice-breaker.
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Front-vine lessons: What made Florida’s tomato-field uprising work
How the Immokalee Coalition got Walmart and the fast food chains to do right by tomato workers -- and propagated a new-model activism.
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Seashore solar comes to Japan
Japan's largest solar power plant has been built on reclaimed land jutting into a bay -- a creative solution for a crowded country.
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“We can’t trust capitalism to just fix this” global warming mess
Journalist McKenzie Funk explains how capitalists are getting ready for climate change, but that doesn't mean we can sit back and relax just yet.
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As the West dries up, this hedge fund pioneer stands to make a killing
A sneak peek at Windfall, a smart new book on the business of climate change.
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Illinois petcoke rules coming, but not as fast as governor wants
Gov. Pat Quinn says growing piles of waste from tar-sands oil refining constitute an emergency, but owners of the piles successfully argued against immediate rules.
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Will Obama allow fracking to endanger his own water supply?
The federal government is considering allowing fracking near the Potomac River’s headwaters, which has local water managers really worried.
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Canadian tar-sands oil could start flooding into Europe
The European Union is set to scrap rules that restrict the import of especially dirty, climate-changing fuels.