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Peak Water and Food Scarcity
At the international level, water conflicts among countries dominate the headlines. But within countries it is the competition for water between cities and farms that preoccupies political leaders. Neither economics nor politics favors farmers. They almost always lose out to cities. Indeed, in many countries farmers now face not only a shrinking water supply but […]
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Flood pressure: Climate disasters drown FEMA’s insurance plans
A series of hurricanes has left the National Flood Insurance Program hopelessly in debt. A 2012 law aimed to fix that, but with residents of flood-prone areas irate, lawmakers are backpedaling.
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Enabling more Democratic Energy
From outdated technical rules to local permitting to incentive policies, there are opportunities to increase the potential for local solar power. This is the fourth of five parts of ILSR’s Rooftop Revolution report being published in serial. Read Part 1 or Part 2 or Part 3. Download the entire report and see our other resources […]
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Think “peak oil” is a discredited idea? Think again
Oil giants claim there are no limits on the future of oil and gas extraction, but they may be in for a surprise or two down the road.
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“Clean coal” is still poisoning people’s water and air
A state of emergency has been declared in West Virginia following a spill into the Elk River of a chemical used to treat coal before it’s burned, called “4-methylcyclohexane methanol” — some details from ThinkProgress: Residents of nine counties in West Virginia have been told not to use or drink their water after a chemical […]
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Marquee Investor Backs Away from Coal Exports in the Northwest
One of the largest investment banks in the world has backed away from the Cherry Point coal export proposal in Washington. Earlier this week, financial giant Goldman Sachs sold off its stake in the parent company of SSA Marine, the developer of the dirty and dangerous coal export terminal at Cherry Point. This is the […]
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Feather in his cap-and-trade: Brown pledges polluter fees to poor communities
California Gov. Jerry Brown’s new budget proposal would pour polluter taxes into the communities that bear the brunt of industry’s dirty ways.
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Elsipogtog epic: How a tribe’s fight against an energy company caught fire
Last fall, New Brunswick's protests against gas drilling caught the world's attention by burning some vehicles. But their story has more to tell us about how this movement is changing.
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Newt Gingrich spouts nonsense about dinosaurs and climate change
We called a climate scientist for a response, and he confirmed: Yep, it's nonsense.
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Check out this shocking map of California’s drought
In the midst of cold weather extremes across most of the U.S., spare a thought for bone-dry California.
