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Climate Desk Live: The Science, Stakes, and Strategy Behind the Fight Over the Keystone XL [WATCH]

Join us now for our live-streaming Climate Desk event.

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| Tue Apr. 2, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Germany Doesn't Get Much Sun. How Did It Become a Leader in Solar Energy?

Germany’s little-guy suppliers are destabilizing big power companies.

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| Mon Apr. 1, 2013 12:10 PM PDT

82 Percent of Americans Think We Should Do More To Prepare for Climate Change

A new survey finds strong support for adaptation ... even among people who don't think climate change is real.

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| Fri Mar. 29, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Winter Max and It's Dismally Low

Why this year's sixth lowest winter ice cover is bad news for the summer of 2013.

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| Wed Mar. 27, 2013 9:51 AM PDT

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This Company Is Kickstarter for Solar Power

Oakland-based Mosaic figured out that pricy solar panels are much more affordable when the crowd chips in.

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| Wed Mar. 27, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

VIDEO: Can We 3D Print Our Way Out of Climate Change?

3D printing could slash the carbon footprint of manufacturing and provide nifty solutions for a disaster-prone world.

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| Mon Mar. 25, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

The Drought That Ravaged US Crops Is Only Going to Get Worse

NOAA predicts tough spring for already struggling farmers as growing demand for water leaves US more exposed dry seasons.

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| Fri Mar. 22, 2013 12:12 PM PDT
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World's Grooviest Endangered Frog Bred in Captivity for First Time

Great news today that Panama's endangered limosa harlequin frog has been bred in captivity for the first time.

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| Fri Mar. 22, 2013 10:19 AM PDT
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EXCLUSIVE: State Dept. Hid Contractor's Ties to Keystone XL Pipeline Company

A top expert who helped write the government's latest Keystone report previously consulted on three different TransCanada projects—a fact the State Department tried to hide.

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| Thu Mar. 21, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Climate Change Denying Congressman to Head Subcommittee on Climate Change

Rep. Chris Stewart has written Glenn Beck-endorsed end times novels. Now he might be dealing with the real thing.

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| Tue Mar. 19, 2013 8:21 PM PDT
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Billionaire Clean Energy Advocate Pledges to Spend Big in Mass.

A new campaign demands that Rep. Stephen Lynch renounce his support for the Keystone XL pipeline.

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| Tue Mar. 19, 2013 1:37 PM PDT
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WTF? Now Manatees Are Dying off Both Florida Coasts

It's not just one algae bloom but two blooms of different species killing endangered Florida manatees each in its own special way.

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| Tue Mar. 19, 2013 3:06 AM PDT

Obama's New New Climate Plan

The Obama administration rolls out two new plans that should excite enviros.

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| Fri Mar. 15, 2013 10:08 AM PDT
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Climate Denier at CPAC: Trust Me, I'm an Astronaut

A breakout session at the annual conservative confab encouraged people to consider the science, not the spin. It featured exactly zero scientists.

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| Fri Mar. 15, 2013 6:31 AM PDT

Phoenix in the Climate Change Crosshairs

The city is getting hotter, drier, and more at risk of a massive climate change disaster.

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| Fri Mar. 15, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Name Calling Won't Save Shrinking Glaciers and Disappearing Islands

Greedy, Lying Bastards gets you spitting mad that the climate change argument isn't being more artfully fought.

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| Mon Mar. 11, 2013 8:14 PM PDT

CHARTS: Not Everyone in the International Conservation Caucus Votes for Conservation

Why does a congressional group with a goal of preserving natural resources count among its members congressmen with deplorable environmental records?

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 3:01 AM PDT

How I Was Offered My Very Own Safari

I spent weeks trying to reach the founder and former head of a mysterious corporate-backed environmental group. Here's what happened when I finally got him on the phone.

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

The Congressman, the Safari King, and the Woman Who Tried to Look Like a Cat

Inside the shadowy nonprofit that throws some of DC's finest junkets.

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

"They All Look Like a Vatican Version of the Tea Party Movement"

Still, who among the cardinals would be the greenest new pope?

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| Mon Mar. 11, 2013 3:00 AM PDT