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Rajendra K. Pachauri speaks at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru, on Dec. 11, 2014. He is stepping down as chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

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Head Of UN Climate Change Panel Resigns Amid Harassment Allegations

3:51pm February 24, 2015

by Julie McCarthy

Rajendra K. Pachauri's departure from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a big embarrassment for the group, which won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize along with former Vice President Al Gore.

NASA says this "blue marble" image is the most detailed true-color image of the entire Earth to date.

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Satellite Set To Stream Daily Images Of Earth From Space

2:24pm February 07, 2015

by Joe Palca

In 1998, Al Gore proposed using a satellite and the Internet to let us all see the awe-inspiring view of Earth that wows space travelers. That satellite may finally launch later this year.

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