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California drought leads to a black market for water
California's worst-in-history drought is creating a whole new revenue stream for water poachers.
Bikes created 655,000 jobs in Europe
That's more than the entire European mining and quarrying industry -- not bad for a hippie hobby, right?
No, Obama’s carbon limits won’t mean massive power outages
Our electric grid's overseer warns that the EPA’s Clean Power Plan threatens the reliability of our power systems, but climate change itself is a bigger danger to dependability.
Texas official ignores voters’ ban on fracking
Days after Denton passed its fracking ban, Texas Railroad Commission Chair Christi Craddick said she'd keep giving oil companies permits to drill.
Dead zones are coming for your rivers, lakes, and oceans
A new study found that climate change is increasing the chance of dead zones worldwide. Oh great.
Could this rock save the planet?
Olivine may be kryptonite for climate change, but it fights CO2 as only a mineral can -- incredibly slowly.
If you build bike paths, cyclists will come
New study shows Minneapolis bicycle freeway system equals more bike commuters, less obesity.
Here are the worst places to live in the U.S., and climate change isn’t helping
The Weather Channel found 50 places you SHOULD NOT move, based on natural disasters and climate change. Here's a sampling.
Giant hog farms are making people sick. Here’s why it’s a civil rights issue.
Communities of color in North Carolina have to endure bronchitis, asthma, and even high blood pressure caused by massive pools of pig poo. Ick.
