VIDEO: The Secret Life of Trolls

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Climate Desk’s three-part series explores who gets to define the truth about climate change in the digital age.

It Doesn’t Matter If We Never Run Out of Oil: We Won’t Want to Burn It Anymore

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Like whale oil in the 1860s, oil today has become uncompetitive — even at low prices — and that will only become truer with time.

VIDEO: Can We 3D Print Our Way Out of Climate Change?

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3D printing could slash the carbon footprint of manufacturing and provide nifty solutions for a disaster-prone world.

The Worst Way to Measure Energy Efficiency

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The international focus on “energy intensity” is hurting the fight against climate change.

Can This Contraption Make Fracking Greener?

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A California company says its new tool can help plug methane leaks. But the proof will be in the fracked pudding.

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