Speaker Reiterates Climate Change Is Everyone’s Responsibility

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Flooding in Miami is no longer news — but it’s certainly newsworthy.

This was the scene in Miami Beach earlier this week. Miami Beach is one enormous lake right now pic.twitter.com/g2xx9RlZR9 — Josh Baumgard (@joshbaumgard) August 1, 2017 The...

Conscious consumerism is a lie. Here is what you can really do to save...

As a sustainable lifestyle blogger, my job is to make conscious consumerism look good. Over the course of four years Instagramming eco-friendly outfits, testing...

U.S. energy agency to take on $50 billion backlog as Senate acts.

The main U.S. energy regulator can get back to the business of approving multibillion-dollar natural gas pipelines after the Senate moved to fill two of...

Keystone XL: low oil prices, tar sands pullout could kill pipeline plan.

This story has been updated with a judge's order curtailing pipeline opponents' testimony at the Public Service Commission hearing. It will be close to three...

Why the scariest nuclear threat may be coming from inside the White House.

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Farming with biochar reduces toxic gas that causes smog and acid rain.

A group of Rice University researchers say that if farmers apply biochar to crops–a charcoal-like substance made from recycled agricultural byproducts such as manure...

Climate threat to Tampa Bay area.

Hillsborough County Commission chair Stacy White says he's comfortable addressing the threat from rising sea levels but doesn't want to discuss climate change. That's...

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