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An image from "Ducks," a graphic novel by Kate Beaton, depicting the "Highway of Death."

'Wherever the work is, we're all going': Graphic novelist on working in Alberta's tar sands

"Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands," a graphic novel by Kate Beaton, from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, tells the story of leaving home and joining thousands of others to work in the oil sands of Alberta, Canada. Beaton joined The World's host Marco Werman to talk about her experience.

'Wherever the work is, we're all going': Graphic novelist on working in Alberta's tar sands
A female North Atlantic Right whale entangled in fishing gear

North Atlantic right whales are shrinking in size as they struggle to survive environmental havoc

North Atlantic right whales are shrinking in size as they struggle to survive environmental havoc
A black-and-white section of a painting of a woman surrounded by men in Puritan garb.

Most witches are women, because witch hunts were all about persecuting the powerless

Most witches are women, because witch hunts were all about persecuting the powerless
Multiple white windmills dot the blue ocean.

America's windiest spot looks to harness the ocean winds with some British help

America's windiest spot looks to harness the ocean winds with some British help
natural gas flares in an oil field

Lawsuit accusing ExxonMobil of ignoring risks from climate change moves forward

Lawsuit accusing ExxonMobil of ignoring risks from climate change moves forward
the back of a woman's head as she rifles through some British souvenir knick knacks

How do you market the UK in a time of Brexit?

The World's Marco Werman spoke with British Consul General Harriet Cross about how the UK is grappling with its image internationally as Brexit continues to slog along. 

How do you market the UK in a time of Brexit?
A brick building with hand-painted sign: End Eminent Domain Abuse

If Trump wants a wall, eminent domain is the final frontier

The government’s ability to exert eminent domain powers has literally paved the way for much of America’s fundamental infrastructure. Pipelines, highways, railroads, high-voltage transmission lines — all of these projects tend to require long paths across the landscape. Farms and even suburban neighborhoods can be caught in the middle.

If Trump wants a wall, eminent domain is the final frontier
Mercy Brown's grave

It's not just witches. New England has a history with vampires, too.

The Mercy Brown incident was the last known case of The New England Vampire panic. This particular brand of folklore was a variant on a practice born in places like Romania, Hungary and Germany.

It's not just witches. New England has a history with vampires, too.
Fall leaves cover a hill above a river.

'Leaf peeping' is huge in New England. Will climate change alter tourism?

Each fall, millions of tourists come to New England to see the changing leaves. It's big business. But climate change is moving the calendar.

'Leaf peeping' is huge in New England. Will climate change alter tourism?
A woman stands next to rows of tidy plants on a rooftop farm

A Boston hospital promotes patient health with its own rooftop farm

Boston Medical Center, a major trauma center and teaching hospital, is reimagining what it means to care for patients with a new rooftop agriculture project.

A Boston hospital promotes patient health with its own rooftop farm
The overall catch from lobstering in Maine was down 16.4 percent in 2017 from the year before. Those who catch lobsters for a living in the state are hoping that downfall does not continue in 2018.

The feast-or-famine life of lobstering in Maine

The lobster industry has always been an up-and-down business, but a new book looks into how global warming is adding to that already uncertain rollercoaster.

The feast-or-famine life of lobstering in Maine
The Rumney Marsh, a haven to both birds and fish, sits in a highly industrial area north of Boston. For decades, the marsh's welfare has been in jeopardy due to its close proximity to an incinerator.

Residents worry Massachusetts waste incinerator is contaminating waterways

It was supposed to close 22 years ago. Now an aging waste incinerator landfill north of Boston has been given the go-ahead to add a half million tons of fly ash and bottom ash to its collection of materials — and local residents and community leaders are not happy about it.

Residents worry Massachusetts waste incinerator is contaminating waterways
Captain Christopher Brown sorts fish at the F/V Proud Mary’s conveyor, with the electronic monitoring cameras visible behind him.

The future of fishing is big data and artificial intelligence

Electronic surveillance of fishing vessels could help protect fisheries.

The future of fishing is big data and artificial intelligence
Nantucket erosion aerial

Nantucket's bluffs and beaches are crumbling in the face of storms and rising seas

On Nantucket, homeowners are funding an extensive engineering project to save their houses from sliding into the sea. But no one knows how long the homes and the entire island can resist the forces of the sea and climate change.

Nantucket's bluffs and beaches are crumbling in the face of storms and rising seas
Hudson generating station

More states join the fight to reduce global warming

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, known as RGGI, may be growing. New Jersey’s new Democratic Governor has vowed to bring his state back into the compact and Virginia is the first coal-producing state to take steps to join.

More states join the fight to reduce global warming