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Whales start pulling their own weight, save us for a change
Tar-sands pipeline construction in Canada was halted over concerns about the habitat of endangered beluga whales.
Prepare to be schooled on climate change, America
A quarter of Americans don't believe in climate change. The White House wants to change that.
This guy’s typhoon tweets make the climate crisis urgent, touching, and funny all at once
As Super Typhoon Hagupit bears down on the Philippines, the country's climate commissioner is pleading for action -- and making a few jokes.
Dear U.N.: Coal plants don’t count as climate-friendly projects
Japan spent $1 billion building coal plants in Indonesia and claimed it was "climate financing." Green groups are calling bullsh*t and demanding reform.
NASA is headed for Mars. What, is there something wrong with Earth?
One could say, if one were particularly forward-thinking in the most pessimistic way, that we might be in the market for another planet.
Hear that? That’s the sound of the ocean dying
A quarter of the fish we eat rely on healthy coral reefs -- so it's bad news for us when reefs the world over start to go quiet.
Nike, Starbucks, and other big businesses step up to support Obama’s climate rules
The EPA's proposed power plant regulations will help the American economy, not cripple it, say companies like Ikea, Kellogg’s, and Nestle.
A plan to get solar headed in the right direction — literally
It’s OK to discriminate on orientation when it comes to solar panels. West is best.
India may be the next big polluter to announce a climate plan
India is the third-largest greenhouse gas emitter after China and the U.S., and now it's cooking up a new climate action strategy.
