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Pope Francis Expected To Instruct One Billion Catholics To Act On Climate Change

New Roadster Can Travel 400 Miles On A Single Charge, Tesla Announces

Train Derailment Sends Coal Waste And Lentils Into Creek Near Canadian National Park
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In Face Of Historic Floods, Malaysians Set Out To Rescue Stranded Pets

by Emily Atkin Posted on

Pets and livestock have been called the “silent victims” of flooding, often forgotten in the chaos of evacuation and looked for later.

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California Is About To Make Egg Production More Humane, By Giving Hens 70 Percent More Space

by Ari Phillips Posted on  

As of Jan. 1, hens will have to able to stand up, fully extend their limbs, lie down and spread their wings without touching each other or the sides of their enclosure.

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Google Just Unveiled The First Fully Functional Driverless Car

by Ari Phillips Posted on

Driverless cars could save thousands of lives a year in the U.S. alone. But they may not be on the road anytime soon.

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Worst Flooding In Decades Forces Evacuation Of More Than 100,000 Malaysians

by Kiley Kroh Posted on

Five people have been killed in what the government is calling the worst flooding in more than 30 years.

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Experts Arrive To Help Barehanded Children Clean Up Massive Bangladeshi Oil Spill

by Ryan Koronowski & Shiva Polefka - Guest Contributor Posted on

The estuary was protected as a sanctuary for rare dolphin species, but that designation did not prevent oil spreading at least 40 miles, deep into the area’s mangroves, shorelines, and wetlands.

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New Yorkers Strongly Approve Of State’s New Ban On Fracking

by Emily Atkin Posted on  

"It's a clean sweep, but not a big sweep, for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's decision to ban fracking in New York State."

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Irreversible But Not Unstoppable: The Ghost Of Climate Change Yet To Come

by Joe Romm Posted on  

Unlike Scrooge, we don’t get a spirit to show us what the future holds if we don’t change our ways. That’s what we have science for.

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The Fossil Fuel Industry Spent More Than $721 Million During 2014’s Midterm Elections

by Emily Atkin Posted on

Environmental organizations also spent a great deal of money on the 2014 midterm elections.

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Here’s The State-Based Climate Solution That Doesn’t Need Congress

by Jeff Spross Posted on

With no hope for national climate legislation, it may well fall to the states -- acting outside the aegis of the federal government -- to combat climate change on their own.

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The Eight Best Things To Happen To Renewable Energy In 2014

by Katie Valentine Posted on

2014 brought us plenty of news to be unhappy about. Here are eight news stories to remind you that, at least for the renewable energy sector, this past year wasn't so bad.

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