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Blogger exposes fake global warming skeptics
By Hank Green for ecogeek
A widely distributed list of "500 prominent scientists" who deny global warming turns out to be false. Read full post »
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Measuring March
By Tim Liotta, Managing Editor, Forecast Earth for forecastearth
U.S. temperatures did a better job of clinging to their historical averages last month. Read full post »
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The greenest way to die
By Magnus Hølvold for ecogeek
Burial or cremation require harsh chemicals. Want to leave a truly light carbon footprint in the afterlife? Consider liquification. Read full post »
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News from the Antarctic
By James Wang for climate411
The Wilkins Ice Shelf isn't the only chilling event down south. Sea ice is at a wintertime high. Read full post »
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Algae, algae, everywhere
By Hank Green for ecogeek
The single-celled plant can be processed into efficient biofuel, and it can even clean up power-plant emissions. Read full post »
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Watch a tree grow on Google Earth
By Hank Green for ecogeek
Buy a tree through the World Wildlife Fund, and you'll get its coordinates on the map too. Read full post »
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Two key climate terms to know
By Lisa Moore for climate411
Understand "forcing" and "feedback" from a scientist's perspective and see how they refer to effects on the Earth’s climate system. Read full post »
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Did global warming stop in January?
By Lisa Moore for climate411
Statistics show January 2008 was the coldest month in years -- but a single month doesn't make for a climate trend. Read full post »
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How long do greenhouse gases last?
By Lisa Moore for climate411
You may not realize it, but the greenhouse gases we emit today can stay in the atmosphere for decades, centuries, or even millennia. Read full post »
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Global warming crib sheet
By Lisa Moore for climate411
All the numbers, abbreviations, and latest stats so you can keep up with the science. Read full post »
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9 dangerous "tipping elements"
By Lisa Moore for climate411
What are the key parts of the earth that are in threatened by global warming? Read full post »
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2007: One of the warmest years on record
By Lisa Moore for climate411
Scientists have crunched the numbers and ranked last year as a hot one. Read full post »
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Could it happen again?
By Trystan L. Bass for greenpicks
It's not just folks with beach views who have to worry about another disaster of Hurricane Katrina proportions, thanks to climate change. Read full post »
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Will he see his shadow?
By Trystan L. Bass for greenpicks
Glen the Global Warming Groundhog is searching for weather he recognizes ahead of his big day. Read full post »
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Five ways to bring back the night
By Cher Seruto for amorylovins
Light pollution blocks our view of the stars -- and wastes energy. Here are some easy ways to help reduce it. Read full post »
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Gasping for air
By Trystan L. Bass for greenpicks
The Earth as depicted at the BreathingEarth web site is nothing pretty to look at, but certainly something to think about. Read full post »
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Googling pollution
By Hank Green for ecogeek
Check out your town and see who your nearest major polluters are. Read full post »
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Unchained rhapsody
By Jill Robinson for greenpicks
Sponsor a formerly chained dog for the holidays. Read full post »
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Join the elephant foster care system
By Molly McCall for greenpicks
Consider fostering an orphaned baby elephant for Christmas. Read full post »
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Give a wild animal or a native tree
By Kastle Waserman for greenpicks
Put a snow leopard under the tree or give a tree-hugger something to really love. Read full post »
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Help developing countries cut carbon, not trees
By Sheryl Canter for climate411
It will be next to impossible to avoid catastrophic global warming if we ignore deforestation. Read full post »
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Florida and climate change: The costs of not acting
By Gerald Karnas for climate411
The longer Congress delays taking action, the harder climate change will hit Floridians. Read full post »
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The global warming in the pipeline
By Lisa Moore for climate411
What the world's oceans have in common with a pot of water on a hot burner. Read full post »
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The Canary Project
By Molly McCall for greenpicks
The Canary Project web site collects photographic evidence of climate change. Read full post »
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Tune in to the polar bear cam
By Kastle Waserman for greenpicks
A web cam spotlights how bears pass the time -- and their perilous plight. Read full post »
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Why squirrels think we're nuts
By Trystan L. Bass for greenpicks
The Green Options blog looks at our nutty behavior from a tree-dwelling rodent's point of view. Read full post »
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Climate change: A guide for the perplexed
By Molly McCall for greenpicks
Get the facts from New Scientist magazine. Read full post »
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Growing coral with electricity
By A. Siegel for ecogeek
Dying coral reefs get a new shot at life with Biorock. Read full post »
Environment News
Green Living
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Freecycling basics
How to give and get perfectly good stuff for free, reducing waste.
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Find a reuse group near you
An interactive map for finding people on the same page.
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How to use less gas
The cost of owning a car is going up in more ways than one.
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