Leslie Kaufman
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Projections Of Future Global Warming Exaggerated: Trump-Vetted Scientists
A new report from the US Department of Energy says projections of future global warming are exaggerated, while benefits from higher levels of carbon dioxide such as more productive farms are overlooked.
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How World's Biggest Garbage Dump In New York City Turned Into A Park
Staten Island's Freshkills was once the world's largest dump. In 2001, New York City shut it down and began the process of turning it into a park.
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You're 'so coal': Angling to shame Facebook
It's not intuitive to have pity for Mark Zuckerberg, the 26-year-old co-founder of Facebook. But lately Mr. Zuckerberg, thought to be the world's youngest billionaire, is facing salvos from all sides -- including green activists.First, the Hollywood writer-producer Aaron Sorkin took aim at him in a completely unauthorized full-length feature film d...
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After oil spills, hidden damage can last for years
On the rocky beaches of Alaska, scientists plunged shovels and picks into the ground and dug 6,775 holes, repeatedly striking oil - still pungent and dangerous a dozen years after the Exxon Valdez infamously spilled its cargo. (In pic: Fire boats battled a fire at the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon on April 21, in the Gulf of Mexico)More...
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Going green now takes couples into therapy
As awareness of environmental concerns has grown, therapists say they are seeing a rise in bickering between couples and family members over the extent to which they should change their lives to save the planet.
