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Energy Choices Predict Future Climate Dec 12, 2010

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Physics Nobel laureate and U.S. energy secretary, Steven Chu, offers his thoughts on the paired challenge of climate change and clean energy in Cancun. David Biello reports

Yes, We Cancun on Climate Change? Dec 05, 2010

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After Copenhagen, the world reconvenes to try to combat climate change. David Biello reports

Is Climate Change Too Scary? Nov 28, 2010

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Doom and gloom doesn't motivate action on environmental problems, but is there hope for behavior change? David Biello reports

Will Economic Health Align with Environmental Health? Nov 21, 2010

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What impact did the Great Recession have on climate change? David Biello reports

Scientists Decide on Top 5 Issues for Sustainability Nov 14, 2010

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The International Council for Science has narrowed down five top challenges the world needs to meet in order to sustain our planet. Christie Nicholson reports

Oil from the BP Disaster May Remain Thick on the Seafloor Nov 07, 2010

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Soil samples taken from a 50-mile radius around the Macondo well reveal striped layers of thick goo, possibly containing oil. Christie Nicholson reports

A Citizen Scientist Changes Our Understanding of Whales Oct 31, 2010

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A woman from Hancock, Maine, discovered that a tourist snapshot of a humpback whale on Flickr matched with photos documented in the Allied Whale research catalogue, providing proof that this whale had traveled 6,000 miles, the longest documented distance of any humpback. Christie Nicholson reports

A Ban on Biodiversity? Oct 24, 2010

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Despite being the voice of the world's flora and fauna, will the delegates at the 10th meeting of the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity actually bring real change? David Biello reports

The Little Energy Program That Could? Oct 17, 2010

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The innovative research and development program known as ARPA-e is in imminent danger of losing funding--and putting the U.S. even further behind in its bid for a clean-energy economy. David Biello reports

The Sound of the Automobile's Future? Oct 10, 2010

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Automobiles go back to the future and become electric, but are they too quiet? David Biello reports

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