Tar sands exploitation would be game over climate, warns leading scientist

guardian.co.uk 9 hours ago

Prof James Hansen rebukes oil firms and Canadian government over stance on exploiting fossil fuel, which he says would make climate problem unsolvable

 
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MN State Rep Calls Climate Change ‘Complete United Nations Fraud And Lie’

thinkprogress.org 9 hours ago

On Wednesday night, Minnesota State Representative Glenn Gruenhagen (R-Glencoe) took to the House floor to talk about climate change and renewable energy...

 
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LOOK: Dolphins Make Rare Underwater Find

huffingtonpost.com 7 hours ago

This is dolphin-itely a great find...

 
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The invisible beauty of flowers - in pictures

guardian.co.uk 8 hours ago

Artist Susumu Nishinaga has used a scanning electron microscope to delve deep into the fabric of petal, leaves and pollen

 
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Worse Than Watergate: Growing Scandal Brings Nation To The Brink Of Ruin

thinkprogress.org 7 hours ago

The Washington Post’s Ezra Klein points us to the ever-growing scandal that will echo through the ages: When future generations look back on the scandals of our age, it’ll be the unchecked rise in...

 
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PHOTOS: Locals Join Hands To Protest Off-Shore Drilling

huffingtonpost.com 8 hours ago

On Saturday, weekend beach-goers and environmental activists joined hands along Miami Beach to take a stand against the U.S. dependence on oil and to promote clean energy resources...

 
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LOOK: Adorable Coyote Pup On The Mend After Horrific Encounter With Cactus

huffingtonpost.com 17 May

A coyote puppy suffered what would have been a deadly encounter with a cholla cactus on Tuesday. Thankfully, three good Samaritans came to its rescue and their story is now going viral.

 
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LOOK: Mystery Man Gives Canada Animal Shelter $25,000 In Random Act Of Kindness

huffingtonpost.com 18 May

This week, an unidentified man redefined generosity by anonymously donating a large sum of money to a Canadian animal shelter...

 
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Puppies With Deadly Case Of Mange Saved By Good Samaritan

huffingtonpost.com 3 hours ago

Puppies With Deadly Case Of Mange Saved By Good Samaritan - The Huffington Post

 
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Heatwave deaths in New York city could rise by up to 22%, study shows

guardian.co.uk 6 hours ago

New temperature norms under climate change will increase weather-related deaths in metropolitan areas in coming decades

 
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Bad Science

scienceblogs.com 1 hour ago

VV has a thoughtful post about the value of peer review, looked at mostly through the lens of a couple of recent poor papers...

 
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A climb around nature's Notre Dame

guardian.co.uk 3 hours ago

Country diary: Lake District: Winter's snow and ice in these mountains has scoured spring's rockclimbs as sweet as a nut

 
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LOOK: Places That Will Never Be The Same

huffingtonpost.com 3 hours ago

If you had any doubts that we're living in a new age called the Anthropocene -- the term geologists have begun to use to describe our era, as defined by the impact humans are leaving on the planet --...

 
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Extreme global warming seen further away than previously thought

reuters.com 1 hour ago

OSLO (Reuters) - Extreme global warming is less likely in coming decades after a slowdown in the pace of temperature rises so far this century, an international team of scientists said on Sunday.

 
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Columbia Land Trust raises profile with office in Hood River

oregonlive.com 2 hours ago

The Columbia Land Trust has grown over the past two decades to manage 24,000 acres in and around the Columbia River Watershed. I

 
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Marine Reunited With Four-Legged Friend

huffingtonpost.com 17 May

DES MOINES, Iowa -- When Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach served as a dog handler in Afghanistan, he told the yellow lab who was his constant companion that he'd look her up when he returned home...

 
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Actor Johnny Depp immortalized in ancient fossil find

sciencedaily.com 17 May

A scientist has discovered an ancient extinct creature with ‘scissor hand-like’ claws in fossil records and has named it in honor of his favorite movie star.

 
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A second chance to save the climate - environment - 19 May 2013 - New Scientist

newscientist.com 6 hours ago

The latest data on the climate suggests it will warm slightly less, and more slowly, than expected – giving us a chance to avoid the worst effects        

 
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10 Percent Of Facebook Users Aren't Human

huffingtonpost.com 17 May

Facebook loves to talk about its ridiculously high number of users. Yes, Facebook has a whole lot of accounts, but many of them aren't humans.

 
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Lauren Laverne on fashion: shopping with a conscience

guardian.co.uk 17 hours ago

Rana Plaza shows just how much traceable supply chains matter. We need to care about the people making our clothes, says Lauren Laverne

 
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Zombie climate sceptic theories survive only in newspapers and on TV

guardian.co.uk 17 May

Graham Readfearn: Study finds overwhelming scientific consensus that humans have caused global warming, but media still hasn't caught up

 
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WATCH: Kitten Takes On 2 Lizards

huffingtonpost.com 17 May

What happens when you introduce a kitten to two lizards?

 
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PHOTOS: Amazing Sea Butterflies

huffingtonpost.com 23 hours ago

We're consistently impressed by the variety of biodiversity out there, but these sea butterflies are really something else...

 
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Rebuilding the Coastline, but at What Cost?

nytimes.com 18 May

Beach nourishment projects will restore shorelines but require expensive upkeep and affect ecosystems; federal taxpayers will foot the bill.

 
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Will California Ban Fracking?

huffingtonpost.com 18 May

SAN FRANCISCO -- Efforts to put the brakes on the practice of hydraulic fracturing, often called "fracking," took a step forward in California earlier this week...

 
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LOOK: National Geographic's Stunning Photo Contest

huffingtonpost.com 18 May

The 'National Geographic Traveler' Photo Contest is upon us, and some stunning images have already started to flow in...

 
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More Than Half Of Public Pools Contaminated By Poop Bacteria

huffingtonpost.com 16 May

There's a lot of grossness going on in public pools.

 
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Puppy Meets Dastardly Rival

huffingtonpost.com 17 May

This puppy either found an incredible foe or a friend for life in this doorstop. Via Daily Picks And Flicks

 
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Buggy hordes of cicadas sighted in Virginia ... but New York? Not yet

cosmiclog.nbcnews.com 18 May

This year's emergence of 17-year cicadas has been ramping up in Virginia and other Southern states, as evidenced by pictures showing masses of the bugs...

 
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A puffin lays an egg - video

guardian.co.uk 17 May

National Trust footage of a puffin laying an egg in its burrow on the Farne Islands. Puffins are being counted over the next two months to assess whether extreme weather has affected breeding numbers

 
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Wilson Ranches Retreat outside Fossil lets guests connect with working Oregon ranch (photos, video)

oregonlive.com 18 May

This is a B&B, so there is no catered lunch. On a recent day when cows needed moving, guests riding along on the cattle drive ate their lunch in the saddle, just like the Wilson crew.

 
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As Texas Towns Say No, Signs of Rising Resistance to Smart Meters

nytimes.com 21 hours ago

In Brady, Tex., a vote to approve the purchase of smart meters played a large role in the recall of the city’s mayor and the electoral defeat of two council members.

 
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Invasive species: 'away-field advantage' weaker than ecologists thought

sciencedaily.com 18 May

For decades, ecologists have assumed the worst invasive species—such as brown tree snakes and kudzu—have an “away-field advantage.” They succeed because they do better in their new territories than...

 
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55 Dead, 14 Missing In Southern China Rains

huffingtonpost.com 18 May

BEIJING — Chinese authorities say rainstorms that battered southern China this week have killed 55 people and left 14 others missing...

 
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What the frack do we know? Not much, it turns out

grist.org 17 May

A new report in the journal Science says that we don't yet have the full story on hydraulic fracturing. Haha. Too late. We've fracked half the country anyway.

 
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