The UAE planned to use the global climate summit it's hosting as a chance to strike new oil and gas deals, BBC report says

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UAE leader Sultan Al Jaber
Sultan Al Jaber, chief executive of the UAE's Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and president of this year's COP28 climate in Abu Dhabi on May 10, 2023.

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A mining billionaire who called Elon Musk a 'muppet' hints the Tesla chief is anti-hydrogen because he's bet big on batteries

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Elon Musk is CEO of Tesla.

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Be warned: Flights are getting bumpier

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Illustration of a plane tray table with spilled food.
Air turbulence is on the rise. And it's going to make flights a whole lot bumpier.

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The USDA's new plant zone map shifts cities like Lansing and Omaha five degrees warmer and could change how you garden, including when and what you grow

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A colorful map of the US divided into different growing depicted by hues ranging from red and orange toward the bottom of the the map up to pink and purple to the north
The 2023 USDA "plant hardiness" map shows some changed growing zones since the 2012 version.

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Uranium prices top $80 for the first time in 15 years as demand for nuclear power surges

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Uranium
Uranium

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Florida scientists are giving coral IVF treatments to help bolster dying reef

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coral reef restoration

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The key to fighting the urban doom loop might be a downtown beach

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People lounge at a new beach on Gansevoort peninsula on the West side of Manhattan.
People lounge at a new beach on Gansevoort peninsula on the West side of Manhattan on an unseasonably warm day in October 2023.

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There's no Christmas tree shortage this year despite Canada's record wildfire season, 2 experts say

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Two people in masks touch a Noble fir Christmas tree among many other trees
Noble firs are grown throughout the Pacific Northwest.

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A small group of farms in California use more water than entire cities, and it's mostly going to a single crop, according to a new report

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An aerial photo taken of the Colorado river.
The Colorado River flows into Lake Mead.

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Joe Manchin enraged Democrats and climate activists, but they'll miss him when he's gone

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Joe Manchin in blue suit with purple tie
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on September 20, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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