Mitt Romney, in a desperate attempt to fit in, says he wants to burn more coal.

Iran's making nuclear power. There’s no way that could go wrong!

But worldwide, renewables are beating out nuclear in terms of installed capacity.

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Two people have died already in the more than 60 wildfires ravaging Texas.

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A Vermont company thinks it can expand the capacity of the grid by more accurately measuring the heat of power lines and letting utility companies know, based on those measurements, whether they can run more power through their lines.

Students, don't buy an iPad if you're only going to use it to take notes. (We know you're going to play Angry Birds, too, but the point is: buying a new iPad for the purposes of note-taking creates more carbon than just using paper.)