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8 Years After Sandy, New York City Lags On Climate. Will The 2021 Election Change That?

In 2007, then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed a blueprint to transform New York into “the first environmentally sustainable 21st-century city,” a lofty vision for change in an increasingly hot and urbanized…

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Electrifying Homes And Cars Could Save The Climate — And $2,500 Per U.S. Household

Optimistic visions of America’s climate future look dramatically different from life today. The population abandons the suburbs for dense, efficient urban housing. Personal cars give way to bikes and green…

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The Oil Lobby’s COVID-19 Wish List

As the coronavirus pandemic upended the U.S. economy, the head of the oil and gas sector’s leading trade association declared that fossil fuel companies weren’t looking for government handouts to…

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Scientists Think Beetle's Armor Could Provide Clues To Stronger Buildings

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a beetle that can withstand bird pecks, animal stomps and even being rolled over by a Toyota Camry. Now scientists are studying what the bug’s…

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Amy Coney Barrett Won't Discuss Ties To The Country’s Biggest Oil Lobby

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett repeatedly dodged questions about the scientific reality of climate change during her Senate confirmation hearing last week, and questions asked away from live cameras…

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Biden's Approach To Brazil's Bolsonaro Could Prove He's Serious About Climate Change

As record numbers of fires scorched the Amazon rainforest during each of the past two summers, far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro knew where to turn for refuge from international scorn:…

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Beekeepers Determined To Avoid Getting Stung By Pandemic Shutdowns

IOLA, Wis. (AP) — They wrote it right into their business plan -– an expectation that, each year, at least half the stock on which their livelihood depends would die.…

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8 Easy Ways To Help The Environment, Starting In Your Kitchen

When it comes to sustainability, a little goes a long way. We should ideally all be driving electric cars (or better yet, riding bikes) and eating fruits and vegetables grown…

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Dan Rather Explains How Actual Rats Are Better Than Trump-Supporting Republicans

Dropping the last shred of any political waffling on the matter, former CBS News anchor Dan Rather came right out and declared that real rats are better than the Republican elected…

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People Scrambling To Help Brazil's 'Island Of The Cats,' Left Starving By Pandemic

MANGARATIBA, Brazil (AP) — All the locals knew the island just west of Rio de Janeiro was teeming with cats. They left food and even brought tourists. Then the coronavirus…