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The latest climate-related stories from our partners.

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April 26, 2013

Restoring the Rockaways

Nestled along a residential stretch of Seagirt Boulevard in Far Rockaway, the Seagirt Boulevard Community Garden has been a green fixture in this Queens neighborhood for over two decades.

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April 26, 2013

Obama Campaign Launches Plan to Shame Climate Sceptics in Congress

Campaign group Organizing for Action says it is time to call out US politicians who deny the science behind climate change.

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April 19, 2013

Carbon Bubble Will Plunge the World Into Another Financial Crisis – Report

Trillions of dollars at risk as stock markets inflate value of fossil fuels that may have to remain buried forever, experts warn.

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Building beach barriers on Kiribati. Global Environment Facility (GEF)/Flickr
April 16, 2013

Australia Urged to Formally Recognise Climate Change Refugee Status

Refugee Council says new category would protect those fleeing the effects of global warming and warns Australian government to prepare for thousands forced from low-lying Pacific islands.

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Photo by Dirk van As
May 8, 2013

Finally, Some Not-Terrible Climate News: Greenland Not Melting Any Faster

The last ten years have seen unprecedented ice loss. Don’t expect that speedup to continue, a new study says.

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Excess gas flares off at a well site outside Williston. James West/Climate Desk
May 1, 2013

Fracking Boom in North Dakota is Here to Stay

A new federal study doubles previous estimates of the Bakken Shale’s oil reserves.

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April 29, 2013

Why Do Conservatives Like to Waste Energy?

Want to sell a Republican a greener light bulb? Don’t tell them it’s green.

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April 27, 2013

Meet Alvin, the Climate-Change Fighting Puppet

How one performer is taking a deep dive on rising seas.

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The Climate Desk is a journalistic collaboration dedicated to exploring the impact—human, environmental, economic, political—of a changing climate. The partners are The Atlantic, Center for Investigative Reporting, Grist, The Guardian, Mother Jones, Slate, Wired, and PBS's Need To Know.