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Why climate rap actually improves the dreaded school assembly
For the past five years, the Alliance for Climate Education has been schooling kids on climate change. A new study says it's working.
What you need to know about the next big climate report
The latest report from the IPCC is due out Sunday -- and it’s expected to use scarier language than the previous installments.
Uber says half its drivers make $90K a year — yeah, right.
The ridesharing company employs some questionable math to calculate the mean income of a NYC UberX driver. Let's run those numbers again.
Climate change makes us want to punch someone, says science
The National Bureau of Economic Research points out the connection between climate change and ... bar fights?
Walmart isn’t really green, just really big
Slate proclaimed Walmart the leader in solar power. The greenwashing must have worked.
All that light pollution is wasting energy AND making you sick
Our addiction to electricity is giving everyone jet lag.
This is what happens when you crowdfund an awesome marine park
Is this marine protected area the Potato Salad of crowdfunded conservation or the future of national parks?
China’s coal use is actually dropping for the first time this century
It's a spot of good news in an otherwise gloomy news-scape.
Pumpkins’ biggest threat isn’t Mischief Night or Billy Corgan
California's neverending drought spares no plant, animal, or holiday tradition. Its latest victim: pumpkins.
