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Wind Energy Reaches Record Production

The country now has enough wind energy to power some 19 million homes.

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These Will Be The Biggest Climate Fights Of 2016

2015 was a big year for the climate movement. Where is it headed in 2016?

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SpaceX’s History-Making Launch Could Be Eclipsed By Its Next Mission

SpaceX's next mission is intended to study a phenomenon that threatens space travel itself.

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Paul Ryan Just Made The Case For Why Lifting The Oil Export Ban Is Really Bad

Paul Ryan just compared something environmentalists don't like to something they really don't like.

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Montana Faces The Devastating Economic Costs Of Climate Inaction

As many as 36,000 jobs and slightly over a billion dollars in labor earnings could be lost in the next 35 years if climate warming continues.

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Lakes Are Heating Up, Putting Food And Water Supply At Risk

A new study found that tropical and northern lakes have experienced the most warming.

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The ‘Unfolding Global Disaster’ Happening Right Under Our Feet

The world has lost nearly a third of its arable land in the past 40 years according to a new report out of the University of Sheffield's Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures.

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It’s Official: None Of The Remaining Major GOP Candidates Accept Climate Science

Graham was the only candidate who admitted that the planet is warming, that the warming is harmful, and that humans are the primary cause.

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The Surprising Winner Of Congress’ Budget Deal

Renewable energy just got a stay of execution.

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What It’s Like To Live In Beijing Under Hazardous Levels Of Air Pollution

At least a third of the population of China breathes air deemed “unhealthy” by U.S. standards -- air that kills as many as 1.6 million people every year.

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