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Why is there such a disconnect between climate reality and climate action?

How can we be moving away from fossil fuels and spending billions on building pipes for them at the same time?




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Wine has barely changed since Roman times, and that's a problem

Lack of diversity makes grapes vulnerable to climate change.




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Why are transit riders who jump fares treated so much more harshly than drivers who steal parking spaces?

It's time for some fareness.




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Should eating on public transport be banned? (Survey)

It is recommended in the UK to reduce obesity. I recommend it to reduce obnoxious smells and garbage.




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Streetfilms and a sock puppet ride the 14th Street Busway

Where have I seen this movie before?




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10th-century Anglo Saxon potion kills MRSA superbug

A microbiologist and an Anglo Saxon scholar decided to test a recipe from an Old English medical compendium called Bald's Leechbook, what they found surprised everyone.




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Teens don't want to drive. Is this a problem?

A series of newspaper articles ask the wrong question.




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Snorkeling grandmas help scientists document lethal sea snakes

These 7 sea-loving grandmothers are helping research an elusive venomous snake population.




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The secret language of crickets (video)

What's in a cricket's song? And how do they do it?




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Bumble bees could vanish forever within a few decades

The most important pollinators on the planet are disappearing in areas where temperatures are getting hotter.




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14 pink animals to celebrate St. Valentine

Consider these blushing beauties a love letter from Mother Nature.




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Free-range meat can be worse for the planet than long-haul flights

George Monbiot wades into the meat-and-climate debate by explaining how 'ethically' raised meat is actually worse for the planet than those raised in confined spaces. It leaves omnivores in an awkward position.




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Red meat may be taxed in Denmark to fight climate change

Climate change has become an ethical issue in the eyes of the Danish Council for Ethics, which suggested last week that the government consider a tax on beef, and eventually all foods depending on climate impact.




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Global treaty signed to ban HFC refrigerants

This is a very big deal, but just the first of many more bigger and harder deals that we need.




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Methane impact on global climate change 25% greater than previously estimated

Carbon dioxide continues as the main concern, but we ignore methane at our own risk




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The "Stopping EPA Overreach Act" redefines what a pollutant is and stops regulation of greenhouse gases

This is beyond climate denial, it's science denial




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Solving global dietary problems is a bigger challenge than climate change, scientist says

The director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre says it's a huge problem that meat is so "culturally embedded in Western societies."




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Worried about the planet? Avoid that extra kid

Forget light bulbs and cloth bags. The actions that will mitigate climate change most effectively are the ones nobody's talking about.




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How do we stop Antarctica from melting?

It's either billions of dollars in polar engineering, a rapid cut in emissions now, or an all-of-the-above strategy.




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Cutting out meat and dairy is the best thing you can do for the planet

Huge new study reveals that going vegan offers far greater benefits than quitting flying or driving an electric car.




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Two cute videos teach kids about climate change and smog

Explaining climate science to kids is challenging, which is why clever animated videos can help.




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Our soaring love of meat is bad news for the planet

The average amount of meat consumed per person globally has nearly doubled in the past 50 years, a trend with terrible consequences for environment, scientists warn.




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3 climate change policies that no one's talking about

The U.N. just came up with some climate change solutions, and none of them are "expect techy solutions to pull us out."




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Decarbonization must treble to keep up with climate change

Progress is being made. But the climate keeps unravelling.




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Heat pumps may soon be charged with propane instead of greenhouse gases

Not just for barbecues, some companies are switching over completely.




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Climate change is bad for world peace

A study from Stanford University reveals the interconnectedness of politics and the environment.




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U.S. Asian Carp Czar Says Poison, Genetic Engineering Among Solutions

The Obama administration loves its czars almost as much as the media loves using the title. So here goes: The U.S. Asian Carp Czar, also known as John Goss, says he has a multi-pronged strategy to help keep Asian carp from




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Illinois Spending $2M to Ship Asian Carp Back to China

If you can't beat 'em, ship 'em. The state of Illinois is spending $2 million to ship invasive Asian carp back to China, where they're considered a delicacy. In Illinois, and the Great Lakes region, they're




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Pesticidal Proteins (Bt) From GM Corn Plants Are Now Common In Midwest Streams

Common sense tells us that, following corn harvest, fragments of corn cobs, leaves, stalks, silk, and pollen may be blown by the wind or carried across the land




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Asian Carp Study Largest Since Reversal of Chicago River

This $2 million project, funded mostly with private money, is billed as the most comprehensive look at the Chicago waterway system since the reversal of the Chicago River more than 100 years ago. This




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Asian Carp Almost Migrate from U.S. to Canada, in a Big Truck

How will invasive Asian carp enter the Great Lakes? Via the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, maybe another flood? They almost made it via a semi-tractor trailer crossing the Ambassador Bridge from the U.S. to Canada. The




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Sword-Swinging Ninjas On Skis Go After Asian Carp (Video)

Asian carp, meet your worst nightmare. Not poison. Not an electric barrier, or a predator from your native land. No, this is good ol' American ingenuity. With a touch of Ted Nugent, or maybe Chuck Norris. People dressed in spiked body armor with




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Ontario Reacts to Live Asian Carp Spilled in River

This was an actual test. But only a test. Like those emergency tones you hear on your TV when a storm is approaching. Officials in Ontario, Canada, think the possibility of a live Asian carp invasion via truck is real. People




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Feds Hiring Unemployed for Great Lakes Cleanup

Who says we have to choose between jobs and the environment? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is starting a sort of Public Works program for the Great Lakes --- prioritizing funding for restoration projects that put the




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New Flame Retardants as Bad as Old Flame Retardants

Flame retardants build up in the DNA of Great Lakes fish. Not cool.




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Too Far? New Plan to Separate Basins, Stop Asian Carp, Costs Billions (Video)

Great Lakes residents would be paying this off for 47 years ... but reaping the benefits for just as long.




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The Decolonizing Diet Project is Teaching Volunteers to Eat Like Native Americans

How big of a locavore are you? Could you eat only foods that were available to Native Americans before 1600?




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US and Canada Sign New Great Lakes Accord

It's been forty years since Nixon and Trudeau signed the original; it's time for an update.




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How can we deal with the Asian Carp invasion?

A major report just released offers expensive technological solutions. We reivew options ranging from barriers to bow-hunting.




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Illinois passes first microbead ban in the world

Finally one state is putting a stop to the "exfoliocean." Hopefully others will follow its lead, forcing companies to adopt eco-friendly alternatives.




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The most contaminated birds on the planet: Michigan's bald eagles are full of illegal flame retardants

Well, at least the most iconic animal in the United States won't catch on fire too easily...




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Michigan bans bans on plastic bags, takeout food containers, styrofoam cups and just about anything else

Restaurants win; Great Lakes lose.




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Are the Great Lakes under threat from thirsty Southwestern American states?

Do international treaties mean anything when America needs fresh water?




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Europe is warming faster than climate models projected

More than 90 percent of weather stations studied showed the climate was warming, a percentage too high to purely be from natural climate variability, say researchers




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Meat and plastic sales are slowly dropping, survey finds

As environmental awareness spreads, shoppers are making different choices.




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How to save the planet in three simple steps

In a new video, Greta Thunberg and George Monbiot explain that we must use nature to fix our broken climate.




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New Zealand schools to teach kids about climate change

Updated curriculum will help them to navigate the emotions associated with the climate crisis.




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Antarctic peninsula melting at fastest rate in 1,000 years

By analyzing a 364-meter ice core, researchers have been able to go back in time and track the freezing and melting cycles of Antarctica's peninsula.




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Yeti robot scans polar ice to warn researchers of dangerous crevasses

The autonomous robot allows scientists to more safely study polar enviroments and also collects valuable information on ice conditions for climate research.




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Satellite-connected Raspberry Pi cameras allows for real-time monitoring of Antarctic penguins

Scientists will be able to easier monitor the population of penguins, thanks to a high-tech solar-powered remote camera setup.