Climate Desk
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Falling oil prices breathe new life into an old idea: Nationalize the industry
As Big Oil wobbles, is now the time to remove it as an obstacle to climate action once and for all?
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10 years after Deepwater Horizon, the U.S. is even more at risk of a major oil spill
“Deepwater Horizon is not the worst-case scenario,” one oceanographer warned.
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Can ‘carbon-smart’ farming play a key role in taking on climate change?
Markets are emerging to pay farmers to store more carbon in the soil by using improved agricultural practices.
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Oakland opened up 74 miles of city streets to pedestrians and cyclists
Oakland’s “slow streets” initiative sets aside up to 10 percent of the city’s streets for recreation.
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Turns out, traffic spreads like the coronavirus
Researchers use models meant for infectious diseases to show how congestion proliferates. That may mean a vaccine for traffic jams is on the horizon.
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Shifting gears: The climate protest movement in the age of coronavirus
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Fridays for Future, the youth climate campaign, was seeing numbers of protesters decline. Now, the movement is recalibrating its strategies.
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Scientists say ocean life could rebound in 30 years — if we act now
“We have a narrow window of opportunity to deliver a healthy ocean to our grandchildren, and we have the knowledge and tools to do so.”
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Any coronavirus bailout for airlines ‘should come with strict climate conditions’
Former E.U. climate chief Miguel Arias Cañete fears the end of COVID-19 will bring higher carbon emissions.
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The ‘water is life’ movement just scored a big win against an oil pipeline
Now they hope a Democratic president will deliver the final blow.
