by Sarah Laskow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to open up private land in the state to hydrofracking. Children living near Fukushima tested positively for radiation exposure. Want to get all riled up before the weekend? Get your fix of climate skepticism here . Shoppers are more loyal to brands with low carbon footprints. Get your greenwash on today, corporations, or suffer the consequences! In May, the rate of illegal logging in the Amazon doubled : loggers in Brazil are more confident the government will forgive their environmental sins, and apparently they figure, “Why not go for just one more tree?” If that elephant you saw on safari looked stoned, she probably was .

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