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Protest works: Australian Prime Minister backtracks (a bit) on climate change

He's not exactly treating it like a crisis. But at least he's doing something...




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It's the start of the Extinction Rebellion

Two weeks of climate action are starting on April 15.




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Children influence their parents' opinions on climate change

A study has found that kids exposed to climate change science at school use it to convince their parents of the issue's urgency.




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Walking is Climate Action

We are never going to switch to electric cars in time to make a difference. That's why we have to get out of our cars and walk.




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All-ages coloring book communicates the science behind climate change (Video)

Using officially documented research and color-it-yourself data visualizations, this project aims to convey climate change data in an engaging way.




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Science suggests path to hope for human intervention to minimize climate change

More importantly, it reminds scientists not to lose sight of the importance of human behavior in the search for answers about the physical processes of climate change




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Help get The Teacher-Friendly Guide to Climate Change to every high school in the US

Provoked by questionable propaganda, a group of scientists is setting out to offer an antidote.




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Kilgali Amendment would phase out climate-changing HFC refrigerants. Will Trump ratify it?

Our bet: no.




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World's beer supply is threatened by climate change

Barley is a key ingredient in beer and cannot withstand rising temperatures and longer droughts.




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Is anyone actually listening to Trump about climate change?

Seriously ...




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Why 'South Park' doesn't understand climate change

The show gets a lot right about climate change, Al Gore and Manbearpig, but it misses something major about human nature.




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This professor just got arrested for making climate change graffiti

Governments aren't paying attention to scientific research, but maybe crime will get people's attention.




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Children take U.S. government to court over climate change

The health of young people is disproportionately harmed by climate change, and the government has failed to keep them safe.




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China's Hydroelectric Plans to Damn the Mekong Threaten Millions

A few short weeks ago it came out the China had plans in the works to place 20 hydroelectric dams on the upper




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The Electric Bicycle World Tour and What The World Looks Like from an E-Bike (video)

Guim Valls Teruel is travelling 5 continents on an electric bicycle to promote the use of cleaner energy and the non-reliance on fossil fuel worldwide. Currently in New Zealand, the Electric Bicycle World Tour has already clogged quite a lot of mileage




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Rare Video of Wild Cambodian Elephant Released by Wildlife Conservation Society

There are only an estimated 116 wild Asian elephants in Cambodia's Seima Protection Area, and until now most of the photographic evidence of them has be taken by camera traps. New footage released by the Wildlife Conservation Society changes that. The




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Angelina Jolie and Kids Love to Eat Crickets

Angelina Jolie has inadvertently (or perhaps by design) added "Ambassador for Insect Proteins" to her credentials as a do-gooder. In an interview about her Louis Vuitton ad (you remember, the one




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Ex-poachers and farmers work together to protect endangered pangolins

A community effort in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains offers hope for this unique mammal.




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Why you shouldn't use your washer's delicate cycle

It uses twice as much water and releases 800,000 more plastic microparticles per load than a regular cycle.




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RIBA guide outlines radical plan for a sustainable future

"This is our last chance to avert a climate disaster. We must act now."




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If we care about sustainability, should we still be building super-tall skyscrapers?

Studies show that taller buildings are simply less efficient, and don't even give you any more useable area. Why bother?




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Why do we make everything so complicated? We need radical simplicity right now.

The KISS principle applies to everything, including building design.




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In Canada, saying climate change is real could get you in trouble during the election

Because a fringe candidate is a climate denier, it's now a political issue.




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There aren't any climate deniers anymore. At this point, they are all climate arsonists and nihilists.

Everybody knows that change is happening, but thanks to the fossil fuel economy, we are all having such a good time.




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Italy adds climate change to school curriculum

It will start as a stand-alone course, but eventually be integrated into all subjects.




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Cory Doctorow has a vision of "resilience and joyful thriving through and after a just climate transition"

Unless, of course, TINA gets in the way.




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7 high-impact lifestyle changes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

If 10 percent of Americans adopted these 7 changes, we could cut total domestic emissions by 8 percent in 6 years.




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French ski resort is using helicopters to move snow

"No justification can be possible for this nonsense."




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You can't live a 1.5 degree lifestyle and get on a plane

One little trip can blow you right out of the water.




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Weather reporters should mention climate change

We know extreme weather events are linked to climate change, so why isn't this part of every report?




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9 Best New Electric Scooters on the Market (Slideshow)

Electric vehicles have come a long way in the last few years, steadily gaining acceptance as a practical and sustainable form of transportation. This is especially true in cities, where most trips are short and space is at a premium.




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BMW Shows "Deep Commitment to Sustainability" With Pavilion for London Olympics

One more example of how words can become completely meaningless and even contradictory.




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CFL Bulbs or Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs: Energy Savings, Mercury, Recycling and More

CFL bulbs, or compact fluorescent light bulbs: energy savings Commonly referred to as CFLs, compact fluorescent lamps or compact fluorescent light bulbs, the energy-saving bulbs have escaped the stereotype of buzzing, flickery, washed-out lights to




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Indoor Air Quality: Causes Of, Testing, and Monitoring Indoor Air Pollution

Pollution from power plants, cars, and other transportation is a well-known contributor to outdoor air pollution, but our indoor air quality is often worse; it can be up to 10 times worse for you than the air outside. Microbial pollutants like mold,




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Post-Consumer Recycled Goods: Recycling Waste Into Stuff

What is "post-consumer recycled"? Once a material or finished product has served its intended use and has been diverted or recovered from waste destined for disposal, it is then considered "post-consumer." Having completed its life as a consumer item,




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VOCs: Volatile Organic Compounds, Indoor Air Quality and Respiratory Health

Getty Images Volatile organic compounds: something's in the air You can't see them, but they're all around us. They aren't listed as ingredients on the objects we bring in our home, but they're often there. They're volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, a




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Offshore Drilling: Is Energy Worth the Ecological Disaster of Oil Spills?

Taking a step back from the emotional response of the recent environmental devastation, let's take a look at offshore drilling more broadly: How much oil do we currently produce from offshore drilling, and how much might we potentially recover?




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10 ways to live better electrically

The cost of electricity is going up (both in dollars and in environmental and health impacts). Here are some tips for reducing your costs and impacts.




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XPrize is giving away $20 million for a new technology that makes something good out of CO2

The competition is looking for new ideas for capturing the emissions from fossil fuels and turning them into something useful instead of harmful.




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First ever porous liquid shows promise for carbon capture

Up until now, only solid materials have offered the ability to capture materials using the filtering power of pores




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This Swiss facility is sucking carbon dioxide out of the air for growing veggies (Video)

Run on waste heat, this commercial facility is the first of its kind in the world, extracting CO2 from the air and piping it to a greenhouse farm to grow veggies.




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It’s time to start thinking of driving like smoking

Cars are killing us, and it is time to limit the damage to drivers and to people around them, just like we did with smoking.




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10 Historical Figures You Had No Idea Were Environmentalists

From Genghis Khan's reforestation to King Edward I's 14th century ban of coal mining, these famous people were dedicated to TreeHugger ethics --- even if they didn't know it.




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By 2050 We're All Likely To Be Using Fewer Resources, Whether We Like It Or Not

The latest UN report on sustainable development reads like the TreeHugger archive, in terms of sustainable development solutions.




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Why Birth Control is as Important as a Climate Treaty or Food Aid

Excessive population growth presents an immediate environmental danger greater than climate change.




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Growth in World Contraceptive Use Stalling; 215 Million Women’s Needs Still Unmet

Satisfying the world’s unmet need for contraception would dramatically reduce population growth, easing pressure on natural resources.




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Wired Magazine Tells Us "Don't Worry, Be Happy" About Climate, Population, Resources, Pandemics

Matt Ridley might be right about the world not ending on December 21 this year. But the rest of the article is delusional.




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Hans Rosling debunks myths of child birth and the "developing world"

The brilliant Hans Rosling has a data visualization video that helps debunk the myths of the birth and child mortality rates of the so-called developed and developing countries.




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Women Must Be Heard in the Climate Change Debate

Women are more affected by climate disruption worldwide, so their voices must be heard.




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Hans Rosling: Debunking the myth that helping the poor is causing overpopulation (video)

The incomparable Swedish medical doctor and statistician Hans Rosling tackles a very perverse and tenacious myth about overpopulation.