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Past 12 months tied for warmest on record
April capped a 12-month period that tied the warmest such stretch on record, according to data released Tuesday.
Andrea Thompson

May 20, 2015

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A broken record: 2014 hottest year
13 of the hottest 15 years on record have occurred since 2000 and the odds of that happening randomly without the boost of global warming is 1 in 27 million.
Andrea Thompson

Jan 17, 2015

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Giving climate pact legal teeth could make it toothless
As negotiators gather in Peru for a critical round of climate talks, U.S. delegates are straining to explain what they call a “counterintuitive” reality.
John Upton

Dec 5, 2014

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Post climate pact, IEA warns fossil fuel trends dire
The odds that any climate agreement among the biggest greenhouse emitters will succeed became a little greater as China & U.S. commit to slash carbon pollution.
Bobby Magill

Nov 13, 2014

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A web vacuum could suck CO2 from your inbox
Electrolux unveils free web-based World Wide Vac, a tool to help people eliminate carbon emissions attributable to the junk clogging their email accounts.
Marianne Lavelle

Nov 11, 2014

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Drought dries up California hydropower, focus on solar, wind
As California’s historic drought dries up the state’s water supplies and withers its crops, it’s also shaking up the way electricity is produced there.
Bobby Magill

Oct 7, 2014

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NASA ranks this August as warmest on record
This August was the warmest August on record globally, according to newly released NASA temperature data.
Andrea Thompson

Sep 16, 2014

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How climate friendly is bike sharing? It’s complicated
How many people have traded their car for a bike-share bike? That’s where the certainty ends about how bike-sharing programs benefit the climate.
Bobby Magill

Aug 19, 2014

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Keystone XL will spike oil demand and CO2, study says
A new study says the State Department may have underestimated the Keystone XL pipeline’s CO2 emissions by as much as four times.
Bobby Magill

Aug 11, 2014

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Age, high costs and delays paint bleak future for nuclear power
World Nuclear Industry Status Report concludes nuclear industry is aging, plagued with high costs and construction delays, and generally on the decline.
Bobby Magill

Jul 31, 2014

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