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Climate Crisis

After Warmest Winter, Drought-Stricken California Limits Water but Exempts Thirstiest Big Growers
Gov. Jerry Brown orders water use cuts.

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Wind Powers “Green” Growth in Kenya, but for Whom?
The Lake Turkana region in Kenya is part of a government development plan to increase domestic energy production. But who really benefits?

Climate Change: When It’s All in the Family
Could heartfelt pleas from family members move the people who run the world to an urgent response to our climate crisis?

When Is the Next Ice Age?
If the Gulf Stream were to stop flowing today, the result could be sudden and dramatic.

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The Submerged State

Oceans in Crisis: One Woman Will Cross the Pacific to Raise Awareness
Sonya Baumstein hopes to raise awareness of climate disruption's impacts on the oceans.

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Why the Climate Change Movement Must Demand Energy Industry Nationalization
When companies' profits correlate with the amount of fossil fuels they burn, we shouldn't expect them to stop.

Why Is Climate Denier David Koch on the Board of Top Science Museums? Letter Urges Cutting of Ties
The nation's top museums are facing calls to cut ties.

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We Can Do Something About Climate Change, but It Won’t Be Easy
But rather than confronting climate change head on, it seems we're dealing with it the same way you deal with walking in on your grandpa in the bathtub.

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Talk Climate to Me
Florida Governor Rick Scott's henchmen punish staffers who utter the words “climate change.”