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Al Gore's Second Chance
Written by Andrew Lawler
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Audubon
He may have been denied the presidency, but he just might end up saving the planet. Rush-hour Times Square is a mass of electronic billboards and idling cabs, the very essence of the fossil-fuel economy’s entrenched excess. High above the noise and traffic, in a small screening room, Al Gore…
Face Off
Written by Andrew Lawler
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Audubon
Both John McCain and Barack Obama see a more sustainable future. on closer inspection, it’s clear their visions come in different shades of green. John McCain is a maverick environmentalist, a longtime conservationist who revels in bucking the Republican tide and doffs his hat to Teddy Roosevelt. Barack Obama, meanwhile,…
Mideast Miracle
Written by Andrew Lawler
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Audubon
The van and the thick clouds hug the side of the steep mountain. Two hours after starting from the Dead Sea basin, the road keeps climbing in perilous unseen switchbacks. Finally the tarmac levels out. A swath of fog parts as we pull into the village of Dana, revealing old…
On Thin Ice
Written by Andrew Lawler
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Audubon
Researchers zero in on a little-known landscape that offers some chilling lessons on the future of global warming. Scientists say Greenland’s glaciers are melting twice as fast as they were even five years ago, and that the amount of fresh water running into the ocean has tripled in a decade.…
The Drifter
Written by Andrew Lawler
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Audubon
More and more, rufous hummingbirds are turning up in unusual places. Is this a result of our changing climate, or are birders just paying closer attention? Hail, lightning, and gale-force winds had pounded southern Louisiana just hours before in some of the worst weather here since Hurricane Katrina. Untold thousands…
Turning the Page
Written by Andrew Lawler
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Audubon
After making the rounds at Democratic parties in swank Washington hotels on November 4, one gaggle of environmentalists spontaneously trooped down to the White House and ended up dancing in the streets amid an ecstatic crowd of thousands until well after midnight. That celebratory evening marked the start of what…
