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Elon Musk
NOT BUYING WHAT HE’S SELLING

Musk’s Top Salesman Quits in Another Huge Blow for Tesla

Tesla sales have declined for five consecutive months in Europe, falling 45.2 percent compared the same period last year.

Erkki Forster

Taylor Swift performs onstage during at Allianz Parque on November 24, 2023 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
“STALKING AND HARASSING”

Taylor Swift Threatens to Sue Student Tracking Her Jet

Jack Sweeney’s monitoring of Swift’s movements was cited in a 2022 study that called her “the biggest celebrity CO2e polluter of the year.”

Edith Olmsted

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THE USUAL SUSPECTS

More Than a Third of the Amazon Rainforest Is Already Dying

And guess who’s to blame.

Neel V. Patel

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GREEN THRASHING

How Climate Activists Are Exploiting FTX’s Collapse

The crypto has been heavily rocked this past year—and that’s opening opportunities to cut into its outsized carbon footprint.

Audrey Carleton

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ECO-FRIENDLY SKIES

Making Air Travel More Sustainable Is Easier Than We Think

A new study reveals a realistic pathway to cleaning up our air travels.

Tony Ho Tran

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STALEMATE

Should Wealthy Polluters Foot the Bill for Climate Damage?

“Loss and damage” talks are taking center stage at the U.N.’s COP27 climate conference—pitting wealthy carbon emitters against developing nations.

Maddie Bender

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KING OF THE CARBON HILL

Bitcoin’s Climate Damage Is on Par With Beef and Crude Oil

And it’s only getting worse.

Neel V. Patel

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DOUBLE UGH

100M+ Americans Will Live in ‘Extreme Heat Belt’ by 2053

Temperatures will exceed 125 F at least once a year for around a third of the U.S. population.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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IN THE WEEDS

The Mad Plan to Save Earth by Flooding It With Phytoplankton

There’s a way to reduce carbon emissions that doesn’t require gargantuan machinery.

Thor Benson

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CLEAN CARS

Experimental Car Vacuums Carbon Out of the Air As It Drives

Here’s how 35 students flexed on the entire auto industry.

Tony Ho Tran

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TRAINSPOTTING

Tomorrow’s Trains Will Suck Carbon Out of the Sky

A new startup wants to turn the world’s railways into a network of mobile machines that eat up greenhouse gases.

Maddie Bender

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