Environment

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William W. Belknap

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Screen capture from "The Unchained Goddess," a 1958 education video produced by Frank Capra which warned that manmade global warming could melt polar ice caps and dramatically flood significant portions of the United States. (YouTube)

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National Geographic contributing photographer and speaker Cristina Mittermeier acknowledged Thursday that her now-viral photographs of a starving polar bear went "too far" in linking the bear's condition to the effects of climate change. (National Geographic)

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Illustration on economic growth and hazards to sustaining it by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Scottish actor Gerard Butler

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Actor and director Eva Longoria

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Actor and environmental activist Daryl Hannah

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Actor Brendan Fraser

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"Dirty Dancing" (Courtesy Paramount Pictures)

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Ken Tec PMR-30 features a unique hybrid blow-back system that takes a .22 magnum (.22WMR), 30 round magazine , this 13.6 ounce, full size pistol is one heavy duty performer. Its innovative operation system also allows for the use of a wide variety of ammunition. With its light, crisp trigger pull and fiber optic sights, the PMR-30 is ideal for target shooting and home protection

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Illustration on change in Zimbabwe by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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"This is a short-term solution that will give President Trump and his administration the time to work on long-term trade deals," said Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue about the Trump administration's $12 billion bailout plan to help farmers harmed by tariffs. (Associated Press)

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Rodney Downs of New Orleans, La., watches as sand recovered from Superstorm Sandy is filtered of debris at Jacob Riis State Park in the Rockaways, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in New York. Downs is an employee of Environmental Chemical Corporation, a private contractor hired by the the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to clean up after Hurricane Katrina and now Superstorm Sandy. The company is cleaning up construction debris, discarded personal items and over 100,000 cubic yards of sand. After filtration for debris, the sand is being returned to the beach. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Germany's Volkswagen, Europe's largest automaker, warned the Trump administration against imposing tariffs on aluminum and steel imports. (Associated Press/File)

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Shelters at Fortitude Ranch, in the foothills of the Shenandoah Mountains, will serve as shelter should a cataclysmic event impact the Earth. (Gabe LaMonica/Special to The Washington Times)

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FILE - In this March 15, 2018 photo, Energy Secretary Rick Perry appears before a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Perry is defending President Donald Trump's call to bolster struggling coal-fired and nuclear power plants, saying a rash of plant retirements is "alarming" and poses a looming crisis for the nation's power grid. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)