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COOL SCHOOLS
Today the quad, tomorrow the world! Students and faculty at colleges large and small focus their brainpower on solving the global climate crisis.
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Staring Down Doomsday
High school students from the Bronx hit the Appalachian Trail and face their fears.
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Profiles in Courage
Environmental integrity cost them their jobs.
DAN OKO

Carbon Confessional
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PAUL RAUBER

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Tradition, tourism, and acrophobia on the Hualapai Nation.
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