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Sold! Children's art to go under UN hammer

It is an unusual art auction where making money isn't a great concern. But that is the case this weekend when a series of paintings go on the block with the purpose of drawing attention to climate change.

Time.com: UN: Phase Out Energy Subsidies

A new U.N. report urges countries to phase out energy subsidies, saying they often waste money, do not always help the poor and are bad for the environment

Time.com: Coastal Dead Zones Are Growing

Scientists say the number of coastal dead zones has doubled since 2006, to the detriment of already troubled fisheries

True of False: Plastic

True or False: The largest collection of plastic waste on earth is in the North Pacific, spanning an area twice the size of the U.S.

All about: Global fishing

It is commonly said that we know more about the Moon than the deep blue sea.

All about: Landfills

Here's a fact that may surprise people: Garbage collecting is one of the most dangerous jobs you can do.

Across Africa, a plague of discarded plastic bags

They've become as much a symbol of Africa's landscape as the stereotypical lions and plains.

U.N.: Iraq's marshlands recovering

Iraq's southern marshlands -- nearly ruined under the Saddam Hussein regime -- have been making a "phenomenal" recovery, a U.N. agency said Wednesday

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