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Editorial: We Were Wrong When We Called IPCC’s Pachauri a Testicle

11. February 2010

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Editorial: We Were Wrong When We Called IPCC’s Pachauri a Testicle

Not so long ago, the TreeHumper investigative team did some in-depth reporting on the ClimateFence scandal. One of our revelations was that the chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Rajendra Pachauri is actually "one half of a set of anthropomorphized testicles." Like any good journalist or human being, we can man up to it and say: We were wrong.

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An Inconvenient Tooth and Other Overshadowed Annoyances

14. January 2010

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An Inconvenient Tooth and Other Overshadowed Annoyances

Truth is not the only inconvenient thing in the world. Here are a few that have been forgotten amidst the hype.

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Editorial: I’m Really Fucking Cold Right Now

12. January 2010

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Editorial: I’m Really Fucking Cold Right Now

The deniers have been out in force recently, trumpeting about how the extended cold snap in many parts of the world is evidence that global warming is a myth. I am well aware of the convincing scientific arguments as to why that is utter nonsense, and that the last decade was the hottest ever recorded, and all of that. Really, I am. But I have to tell you: I am just freezing my fucking nuts off right now.

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Local Cannibal Cites the High Carbon Cost of Eating Beef

5. January 2010

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Local Cannibal Cites the High Carbon Cost of Eating Beef

In an era when eating organically, locally and chemical-free have become lasting trends, Andrew Glick of Carsonville, North Carolina, has found an elegant way to go about it: he eats people.

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Going Greenish in 2010: 10 Environmental New Year’s Resolutions

29. December 2009

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Going Greenish in 2010: 10 Environmental New Year’s Resolutions

So you've decided to go a bit greener in 2010. Good for you! But since you're obviously a bit of a clueless bandwagon jumper, TreeHumper is here to provide some help on what you can do to help save the planet and put off our inevitable colonization of Mars.

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Impact of the Copenhagen Accord: Fake Quotes From Real People

21. December 2009

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Impact of the Copenhagen Accord: Fake Quotes From Real People

Reactions to the last-minute Copenhagen Accord "signed" recently have ranged from dismissive to depressed to masturbatory. Here are some of those reactions, kinda.

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ClimateFence: Anatomy of a Scandal

11. December 2009

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ClimateFence: Anatomy of a Scandal

Like so many people out there, we here at TreeHumper were deeply disturbed — deeply disturbed — by the revelations of possible massaging of data by climate experts at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. We dispatched our team of investigators to get to the bottom of the impropriety, and they’ve responded [...]

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Roadmap to Copenhagen: Turn Left at Hamburg

10. December 2009

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Roadmap to Copenhagen: Turn Left at Hamburg

If you need help finding your way to COP15 in Copenhagen, this handy roadmap will lead you all the way from 1950 into the land of the Danes.

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God Annoyed at All the Wind Turbines, Stops Blowing on Them

17. November 2009

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God Annoyed at All the Wind Turbines, Stops Blowing on Them

Citing aesthetics and some remaining uncertainty as to their effects on human health, God has decided to stop blowing on the world's wind turbines. "Look, I'm all for renewable energy sources," God told the Sacramento Bee. "Just not in my back yard, okay?"

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Editorial: This Endangered Dolphin is Delicious

16. November 2009

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Editorial: This Endangered Dolphin is Delicious

Protecting those species of animals that are close to extinction because of human practices is a high priority for me. It is a crucial issue, but I have to say, this endangered dolphin is just delicious.

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