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    15 hours ago

    Yes, the prospect of runaway climate change is terrifying. But *this dead world is not our destiny*. It’s entirely avoidable. That is the message that every person on this planet needs to hear right now.

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    16 hours ago

    Have you noticed ExxonMobil's algae ads recently? They're all over the place. Exxon is calling algae the "fuel of the future," but producing the stuff on a commercial scale is nearly impossible right now. What gives? Read a story I wrote:

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  3. 13 hours ago

    Yes, the prospect of runaway climate change is terrifying. But this dead world is not our destiny. It’s entirely avoidable.

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    14 hours ago

    “Don’t despair, do something.” - is worth repeating every moment of every day in these uncertain and sometimes-paralyzing times. 🌏

    Yes, the prospect of runaway climate change is terrifying. But *this dead world is not our destiny*. It’s entirely avoidable. That is the message that every person on this planet needs to hear right now.
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  5. 15 hours ago

    Exxon has invested millions in the stuff, and flooded its social media pages with ads about its promise.

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  6. 15 hours ago

    “I don’t know what influences the mind of President Trump but the world will be negatively impacted by not dealing with climate change."

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    Aug 6

    In defense of using ‘the new normal’ to describe climate change via

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    18 hours ago

    I wrote about nature live streams a few years ago — their potential conservation and scientific value as well as the sheer hypnotic pleasure of them

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  9. 19 hours ago

    You have to see it to believe it.

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  10. 20 hours ago

    What O’Brien is doing — going against her party’s grain — takes guts. For most Republican leaders, climate action is a political non-starter.

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  11. 22 hours ago

    In Trump’s muddled mind, there’d be “plenty of water” if California rivers were exploited to the point they were completely dry at the end of the line — like the Colorado River now is.

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    23 hours ago

    President Trump has finally weighed in on the California wildfires that began last month. But it wasn’t to express condolences for the victims or to praise the incredible bravery of firefighters — it was to try to score political points.

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  13. 23 hours ago

    Did we really “lose Earth” in 1989? Of course not.

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  14. Aug 7

    Bribery trial reveals Jeff Sessions’ role in blocking EPA action targeting major donor

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  15. Aug 7

    Turns out, a lot of Uber and Lyft users are rich. And not just a little rich.

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  16. Aug 7

    Outrage over the federal response to Maria is still simmering. Now it’s compounded by the frustration of Maria survivors — some of who still face uncertain housing prospects, even as we go deeper into this year’s hurricane season.

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  17. Aug 7

    While government officials and the media like to throw the phrase around, scientists kind of hate it.

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  18. Aug 6

    Although the country has been debating whether and how to limit long-term climate change, we have done relatively little to protect ourselves from its consequences that are already here, including more flooding.

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    Aug 6

    Given that Trump drinks bottled water with both hands, he should know this fundamental fact better than most: Water is heavy. And it takes a lot of effort to lift it into the sky and drop it on wildfires.

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  20. Aug 6

    We got the answer.

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