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Here’s One Way to Make Server Farms Suck Less Power

“Information batteries” could help Big Tech maximize its use of renewable energy.

Matt Simon · January 31, 2022
HuffPost

Biden Administration Revokes Mining Leases Near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters

Environmentalists are hopeful that the move deals a fatal blow to a Chilean firm's plans for a copper-nickel mine at the doorstep of a popular wilderness area.

Chris D'Angelo · January 26, 2022
Guardian

“He’s a Villain:” Joe Manchin Attracts Global Anger Over Climate Crisis

The West Virginia senator’s name is reviled on the streets of Bangladesh and other countries facing climate disaster as he blocks Biden’s effort to curb planet-heating gases.

Oliver Milman · January 26, 2022
Grist

Ghosts of Polluters Past

As new soil tests reveal the pervasiveness of lead contamination, one California barrio continues its long struggle for justice.

Yvette Cabrera · January 24, 2022

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Satellite Observations Enhanced with Inuit Knowledge Chart a Changing Arctic

By incorporating traditional ecological knowledge into how he interprets satellite imagery, this scientist is giving his community sea ice news they can use.

Chris Baraniuk · January 17, 2022
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Can Lab-Grown Palm Oil Save the World’s Tropical Forests?

Startups hope their synthetic versions will help—but the obstacles are daunting.

James Dineen · January 5, 2022
High Country News

How a Union-Busting Behemoth Shook up Nevada’s Gold Country

Mining giant’s actions “left many employees feeling terrified and betrayed,” US labor officials said.

Nick Bowlin and Daniel Rothberg · January 1, 2022
Mother Jones

What Was Monsanto?

A new book details the dead company’s all-too living legacy.

Tom Philpott · December 29, 2021

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If You Think “Don’t Look Up” Is Just About Climate Change, You’re Missing Something

We’re woefully unprepared to deal with any existential risk at all.

Tyler Austin Harper · December 22, 2021
Guardian

Britain Tells Its Big Game Hunters to Piss Off

Bringing banned animal trophies home could soon result in a five-year prison sentence.

Jamie Grierson · December 10, 2021
Guardian

This Ailing Climate Activist Plans To Go Down Fighting

Casey Harrell will hold Wall Street accountable until death do them part.

Patrick Greenfield · November 19, 2021
Wired

The Furriest, Cleverest, and Hands-Down Cutest Way to Fight Climate Change

By gobbling problem species, sea otters spur growth of carbon-sequestering vegetation.

Matt Simon · November 17, 2021