Time to invest in agriculture that can survive changing climates. Like, now.
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Jun 20, 2016, 2:42 pm By Aura Bogado
The Southwest is sweating through record-breaking temperatures, so demand for electricity to…For environmental activists, 2015 was the deadliest year yet
Jun 20, 2016, 9:41 am By Xian Chiang-Waren
As we continue to mine the Earth for its resources, global corporate interests are fighting to get…When I travel, is bottled water the best option?
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Jun 20, 2016, 5:59 am By Nathanael Johnson
Unless you’re an energy analyst or a farmer, you’ve likely never heard the term “cellulosic…Fracking produces tons of radioactive waste. What should we do with it?
Jun 20, 2016, 5:03 am By Jie Jenny Zou
The Marcellus Shale has transformed the Appalachian Basin into an energy juggernaut. Even amid a…No peaches or apricots? Blame the Northeast’s warm, wacky winter.
Jun 19, 2016, 7:06 am By Dan Nosowitz
In the Northeast, lovers of stone fruits — peaches, nectarines, apricots, plums, and cherries —…Is this giant chasm in Siberia a portal to the underworld? You decide!
7:05am By Katie Herzog
Ever wondered what the underworld looks like? Well get yourself to Siberia, and quick. According to…One-fifth of the country is about to get broiled
Fri 6:46pm By Katie Herzog
Take a deep breath, western United States: You’re about to be on fire. Parts of Arizona, Nevada,…Can the Hulk convince the DNC to call for a fracking ban?
Fri 5:25pm By Katie Herzog
Environmentalists had a chance to make their case for the Democratic party’s official stance on…Conservatives try out bizarre energy attack ad
Fri 4:43pm By Melissa Croninoriginal video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzMAw0MWrTs Welcome to 2016, where “run, Jimmy,…Plants have an immune system, too. It’s called soil.
Fri 3:54pm By Nathanael Johnson
Organic agriculture has long focused on fortifying soils to provide a sort of immune system for…Fight over Grand Canyon pits Native Americans against John McCain
Fri 3:45pm By Katie Herzog
President Obama has already protected over 265 million acres of land and water in the U.S. —…Antarctica, most remote place on Earth, just hit a scary CO2 milestone
Fri 3:38pm By Brian Kahn
We’re officially living in a new world. Carbon dioxide has been steadily rising since the start of…Fancy streetlights save a lot of energy but steal your sleep
Fri 3:29pm By Heather Smith
Getting politicians to agree on climate-change policy is usually about as easy as settling a bar…California’s trees are thirstier than a college kid with a hangover
Fri 2:08pm By Madison Kotack
This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Meet the activist getting sued for complaining about a coal-ash dump
Fri 11:01am By Aura Bogado
Esther Calhoun lives in Uniontown, a small town in Alabama where more than nine out of ten residents…Our clean energy future, brought to you by loofahs
Fri 6:09am By Clayton Aldern
Good news for environmental sustainability, the cost of batteries, and the loofah market:…That massive methane leak in L.A. was visible from space
Jun 16, 2016, 6:23 pm By Katie Herzog
The massive methane leak in California’s Alisio Canyon may have been invisible to the human eye,…Norway talks a big game, promises to go carbon neutral by 2030
Jun 16, 2016, 4:18 pm By Katie Herzog
Norway may be best known as the birthplace of the cheese slicer, but now the country can claim…
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