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Rapid Arctic meltdown in Siberia alarms scientists
By The Washington Post
Neither Dallas nor Houston has hit 100 degrees yet this year, but in one of the coldest regions of the world, Siberia’s “Pole of Cold,” the mercury climbed to 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) on June 20.
4 tips to help you get the most out of that farm box or CSA share produce
By The Washington Post
Have fun when unpacking and using your farm-fresh produce. Some people say they feel like it’s Christmas.
EPA limits states and tribes’ ability to protest pipelines and other energy projects
By The Washington Post
The move changes the way the Clean Water Act has been applied for half a century.
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Trump’s greatest dereliction of duty — his disgraceful denial of climate change
By The Washington Post
Trump’s open hostility toward any action on climate will elevate it to a defining issue in the 2020 campaign.
Trump makes it official: U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate accord
By The Washington Post
“It’s a sad reminder of where the world’s former leader on climate change now stands,” one critic said.
Trump shows no concern for the planet. The world is suffering because of it.
By The Washington Post
The wheels are coming off the Paris accord.
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What would it take for Republicans to deal with climate change?
By The Washington Post
Republican lawmakers in this political moment are carefully contemplating whether and how to address climate change in a way that doesn’t “overwhelmingly disturb their political coalitions.
The next president must make climate change the top priority
By The Washington Post
We are the first generation to feel the sting of climate change, and we are the last generation that can do something about it.
The fierce urgency of climate change
By The Washington Post
“We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late. … We must move past indecision to action."
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Most of us are hypocrites on climate change. Maybe that’s progress.
By The Washington Post
Believing one thing and doing another is how most of us behave.
Jane Goodall on fighting climate change: ‘The window of time is closing’
By The Washington Post
People begin to understand it’s not just saving the environment for wildlife, but for their own future.
Your ‘grass-fed’ beef may not have come from a cow grazing in a pasture. Here’s why.
By The Washington Post
The jury is still out on whether grass fed beef is better for the environment (it’s only slightly better nutritionally), and, “grass-fed” doesn’t mean a cow was never served grain.
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How we know global warming is real
By The Washington Post
The answer includes Benjamin Franklin, Mutiny on the Bounty and centuries of records.
Facing unbearable heat, Qatar has begun to air-condition the outdoors
By The Washington Post
Qatar, the world's leading exporter of liquefied natural gas, may be able to cool its stadiums, but it cannot cool the entire country.
Fires, floods and free parking: California’s unending fight against climate change
By The Washington Post
Life in Southern California, once as mild and predictable as the weather, is being transformed as the climate grows hotter, drier and in some regions windier, fueling more intense wildfires, deadly mudslides and prolonged extreme drought.
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Extreme climate change has arrived in America
By The Washington Post
Over the past two decades, the 2 degrees Celsius number has emerged as a critical threshold for global warming. In the 2015 Paris accord, international leaders agreed that the world should act urgently to keep the Earth’s average temperature increases “well below” 2 degrees Celsius by the year 2100 to avoid a host of catastrophic changes.
America’s natural heritage
By The Washington Post
As the National Park Service turns 100, a look at 59 wonders it works to preserve.
Before the summer rush, a spring road trip through Alaska is just as beautiful
By The Washington Post
The ultimate Outoors destination in the USA.
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What is ‘green travel,’ anyway? A beginner’s guide to eco-friendly vacation planning.
By The Washington Post
If you travel, you will leave a charcoal smudge in your wake. You can’t help it. Eco-friendly travel practices can lift the remorse and lighten the blemish on Mother Earth.
How you can reduce your carbon footprint when you travel
By The Washington Post
Whether you’re feeling flight-shamed, hotel-shamed or just plain shamed for being a traveler, chances are you’re probably wondering how to reduce your carbon footprint when you travel. Even with so many travel companies claiming to be green, it’s not easy.
6 questions about carbon offsets for flights, answered
By The Washington Post
A Guide to Carbon Offsets.
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Old clothes, new customers: Nordstrom becomes latest big retailer to sell secondhand items
By The Washington Post
The latest mash-up between traditional retailers and used-clothing purveyors is pushing the limits of how, and where, secondhand items are sold.
These home upgrades can be good for the environment and your wallet
By The Washington Post
The term “clean living” has even been qualified by the National Association of Realtors’ MLS listing service, which recently introduced environmentally friendly designations to highlight energy-efficient, high-performance home features that decrease energy bills in the short term and increase return on investment over the long term.
9 ways to be green without also being broke
By The Washington Post
Kermit got it wrong: Being green can be easy — at least when it comes to owning a green home.
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How to grow your own food in a modern-day victory garden
By The Washington Post
One silver lining of the coronavirus lockdown is that it comes at the start of the growing season. Between now and the fall, folks have the chance to coax food from the soil while also feeding the soul.
A green solution to an aging stormwater system
By The Washington Post
Climate change means more floods, which overwhelm urban sewers and send raw sewage into rivers and streams. Philadelphia is aiming to capture rainwater before it flows into city drains.
With the country distracted, the EPA tees off on the environment
By The Washington Post
THE NOVEL coronavirus has halted much of the country — but it has not stopped the Trump administration from ramming through unwarranted and unwise rollbacks of major environmental rules. Administration officials have pressed government workers, even amid the pandemic, to rip up regulations well before the November election, which would make them harder for a new president to reinstate. The pressure appears to be working.
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Smarter Food: The flexible CSA box
By The Washington Post
Flexible CSA models are sprouting up around the country, proving that subscription services can work for farmers and consumers.
An organic diet may lower cancer risk. Here’s why
By The Washington Post
A French study, published in October in JAMA Internal Medicine, has found that people who eat a mostly organic diet reduce their overall cancer risk by 25 percent.
Understanding what makes a food ‘organic’
By The Washington Post
Some consumers may not realize just what’s behind the organic label.
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More and more research shows friends are good for your health
By The Washington Post
“A good friendship is a wonderful antidepressant,” says psychologist Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, director of the Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research at the Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus. “Relationships are so powerful, we don’t always appreciate the many levels at which they affect us.”
How to find flame-resistant pajamas for kids, without toxic chemicals
By The Washington Post
Which worries you more: the risk of fire or the risk of chemical flame retardants in your kids' pajamas?
‘Clean’ beauty has taken over the cosmetics industry, but that’s about all anyone agrees on
By The Washington Post
Why has the clean label — for which there is no regulatory definition — so captured the public’s devotion? Why are dermatologists so disdainful of the concept? And what does it mean?
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Can Wall Street save us from climate change? (Fat chance.)
By The Washington Post
Worldwide climate change is driving “a fundamental reshaping of finance.”
How climate experts think about raising children who will inherit a planet in crisis
By The Washington Post
What to do with that — a world that is breaking down, and a child who is growing up?
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What it takes to be carbon neutral — for a family, a city, a country
By The Washington Post
Copenhagen officials estimate that 75 percent of all trips must be done by bike, foot or public transportation to meet their 2025 goals.
Governments haven’t managed to reduce greenhouse gases. Here’s who’s taking charge in the next phase.
By The Washington Post
An uncertain climate future makes investors nervous.
Governments could take decades to save species. Here’s what you can do now.
By The Washington Post
Conservationists and authors of a United Nations report on biodiversity loss say individuals have the power to create meaningful change.
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How we can combat climate change
By The Washington Post
The world has until 2030 to drastically cut our emissions. Where do we begin?
Eugenics is trending. That’s a problem.
By The Washington Post
Any effort to slow population growth must center on reproductive justice
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What’s the greenest way to travel?
By The Washington Post
Here is the stark and sad truth: There is almost no way to explore the planet without harming it.
As seas rise, the U.N. explores a bold plan: Floating cities
By The Washington Post
A company called Oceanix is building a prototype floating island as an experimental solution for crowded coastal cities threatened by climate change, the company told the United Nations habitat program Wednesday.
Unlike “seasteading,” Silicon Valley’s vision of independent city-states that float outside national rule, the islands proposed by Oceanix would follow local laws. Nor would these be playgrounds for the rich, Collins Chen said. He told The Washington Post he was “not ready to share” projected costs. But he staked his claims of affordability on the cheapness of prefabrication and marine development. Construction costs would stay low, he said, because the floating hexagons can be mass-produced in factories and towed to destination bays.
The audacious effort to reforest the planet
By The Washington Post
Trees are the most efficient carbon-capture machines on the planet. Through photosynthesis, they absorb carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas that traps heat in the environment, and turn it into energy. That energy creates new leaves, longer stems and more mass — locking away carbon.
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Earth’s population is skyrocketing. How do you feed 10 billion people sustainably?
By The Washington Post
A core message from the researchers is that efforts to keep climate change at an acceptable level won’t be successful without a huge reduction in meat consumption.
The new plan to remove a trillion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere: Bury it
By The Washington Post
It sounds like an idea plucked from science fiction, but the reality is that trees and plants already do it.
An audacious plan to stop climate change: Remake the entire economy
By The Washington Post
Naomi Klein makes a passionate case that market capitalism can’t avert disaster.
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Are Republicans coming out of ‘the closet’ on climate change?
By The Washington Post
After years of denying that the planet was growing hotter because of human activity, an increasing number of Republicans say they need to acknowledge the problem and offer solutions if they have any hope of retaking the House.
The Troubling Ethics of Fashion in the Age of Climate Change
By The Washington Post
Is it possible to create beautiful clothing that doesn’t imperil the environment?
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Vacationing while vegan? Here’s a quick guide.
By The Washington Post
If you’re an omnivore who thinks good food is hard to find on vacation, try traveling while vegan.
Eco-friendly cemeteries? More people preferring ‘green’ over standard burials.
By The Washington Post
Cemetery operators say they are seeing increasing interest in these less-conventional, end-of-life options.
Ways to help kids cope with — and help combat — climate change
By The Washington Post
I’m far more worried about our kids. They hear about our planet’s rising temperature and rapidly melting ice, giant islands of floating plastic, and the more than 16,000 animals threatened with extinction almost as much as we do, and they’re feeling the impact.
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The Environmental Burden of Generation Z
By The Washington Post
Kids are terrified, anxious and depressed about climate change. Whose fault is that?
Parents can’t fix climate change with life hacks — but here are ways to make a real impact
By The Washington Post
The climate crisis is so monumental that it’s easy to feel paralyzed in the face of it. For parents raising the children who will inherit a damaged planet, the prospect can feel particularly daunting.
How to be green without giving up life’s luxuries
By The Washington Post
Today, it’s entirely possible to be eco-conscious without giving up comfort or breaking the bank.
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Quiz: How much do you know about climate change?
By The Washington Post
Can you pass Climate Change 101?
A crisis in the water is decimating this once-booming fishing town
By The Washington Post
The gradual disappearance of fish is a death knell for Tombwa, a town of 50,000 that has little else to offer residents.
One million species face extinction, U.N. report says. And humans will suffer as a result.
By The Washington Post
One million plant and animal species are on the verge of extinction, with alarming implications for human survival, according to a United Nations report released Monday.
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The world has just over a decade to get climate change under control, U.N. scientists say
By The Washington Post
“There is no documented historic precedent" for the scale of changes required, the body found.
What does ‘dangerous’ climate change really mean?
By The Washington Post
It’s worth understanding how the world comes up with climate targets — and what might happen if we fail to meet them.
Air pollution is getting worse, and data show more people are dying
By The Washington Post
Eroding air quality was linked to 10,000 additional U.S. deaths over a two-year period
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