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Summary: Rolling Stone's 3 Numbers that Add Up to Global Crisis
There are so many numbers when it comes to global warming and climate change that they can almost become meaningless. And the science behind these figures is complicated, making them even easier to...
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Facebook: Greener than Google
Are you familiar with the term "carbon footprint?" It's the amount of carbon dioxide (a gas that warms our planet) that a person/business/etc. is responsible for. And according to statistics,...
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Hate the Heat? Blame it on Global Warming
Lately it feels like the whole world is stuck under one, giant heat wave. While here in New York we haven't seen the worst of it (temperatures for the most part have stayed below 90 degrees...
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El Niño Expected to Cause Agriculture Disruption
If you've been to the supermarket over the past few months, you know how food prices are soaring. Now, an oncoming El Niño is expected to intensify the heat waves, drought, and wildfires that continue...
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Doc Explores Plastic Pollution's Effect on Birds
Photographer Chris Jordan and a small team of cinematographers have spent the last three years filming the albatrosses living on Midway Atoll, an island in the Pacific. And what they've documented...
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Ready for Climate Week, NYC?
Did you know that from September 24 - 30, 2012, Climate Week is taking over New York City?According to its website, the annual event brings together "the world's leading businesses and governments and...
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Ikea Vows to Sell Only Energy-Efficient Lighting
Two years ago, Ikea took a big step toward eco-friendliness when it began phasing out incandescent bulbs from its U.S. inventory. Now, the Swedish home goods company is taking the initiative one step...
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Dry Summer to Bring Fantastic Fall Leaves
It's no secret that this summer was one of the hottest and driest on record. Much of the U.S. saw drought and even wildfires throughout the warm months of June, July and August.But according to...
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Two Years Later, BP Finally Pays Up
How could anyone forget the massive BP oil spill that took place off the U.S. coast in 2010? It had a devastating impact on marine life, birds and hundreds of miles of coastline. Now it's time for the...
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Arkansas Oil Spill: What You Need to Know
Have you heard about the oil spill that occurred on March 29 in Mayflower, Arkansas? The leak, which is reportedly due to an ExxonMobil pipeline rupture, has covered the small Little Rock suburb in...
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PHOTO: Logging in Australia Leaves Koala Homeless
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but this one might leave you speechless.A volunteer for WIRES, a New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service rescue operation, snapped this photo...
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Dry Summer to Bring Fantastic Fall Leaves
It's no secret that this summer was one of the hottest and driest on record. Much of the U.S. saw drought and even wildfires throughout the warm months of June, July and August.But according to...
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Two Years Later, BP Finally Pays Up
How could anyone forget the massive BP oil spill that took place off the U.S. coast in 2010? It had a devastating impact on marine life, birds and hundreds of miles of coastline. Now it's time for the...
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Arkansas Oil Spill: What You Need to Know
Have you heard about the oil spill that occurred on March 29 in Mayflower, Arkansas? The leak, which is reportedly due to an ExxonMobil pipeline rupture, has covered the small Little Rock suburb in...
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PHOTO: Logging in Australia Leaves Koala Homeless
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but this one might leave you speechless.A volunteer for WIRES, a New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service rescue operation, snapped this photo...
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Are We Closer to Creating Fuel from Waste?
What if scientists could create cellulosic ethanol -- a type of biofuel -- in large enough quantities to provide vehicle fuel and limit greenhouse gas emissions? INEOS Bio claims to have reached that...
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We've Maxed Out our Ecological Budget for 2013
As of Tuesday, August 19, we earthlings have used up our ecological budget for the year.According to the Global Footprint Network, humankind reached this "Earth Overshoot Day" by consuming more than...
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Glenn Beck Takes a Stand Against... Light Bulbs?
"If you're doing anything in this company [Mercury Radio Arts] because of global warming, you're fired…Global warming is a pile of crap…a load of socialist, communist crap." --Glenn BeckI wish I could...
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Making Eco-Friendly Trendy: Lauren Conrad's XO Eco Collection
When I was in high school, "Laguna Beach" was all the rage. My friends would do anything to live like that group of wealthy Californian teens.Since then, a lot has changed. Most of the cast members...
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Making Eco-Friendly Trendy, Part II: Jessica Biel's BARE Handbags
Yet another celebrity is going green. Jessica Biel, along with her brother, Justin, and long-time friend, Grason Ratowsky, recently launched BARE -- an eco-friendly and socially-responsible accessories...
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