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Will Germany banish fossil fuels before the U.S.?
German political parties of every stripe now back a plan that is expected to nearly end that country’s use of fossil fuels by 2050.
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Climate change and the cult of the presidency
When we attribute superhuman powers to the words of the resident of the White House, we take our eyes off the way political change really unfolds.
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On Heels of Inaugural Address, Sierra Club Announces Coal Retirement Milestone
I was fired up by President Obama’s remarks on climate and clean energy in his second inaugural address — and gauging by the huge cheer that went up from the crowd, it sounded like the hundreds of thousands of people on the National Mall were, too. The day after that inspiring call to action by […]
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Here’s what a Weezer album cover would look like if Weezer were fat ponies
Just some Shetland ponies hanging out on a beach in their cardigans, no big.
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Taller Wind Turbines Boost State Energy Self-Reliance
A story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune highlights the increasingly common use of 100 meter wind turbines for new wind power projects, up from the previous 80 meter standard. The technological change grabs more wind energy, with consistently higher wind speeds at higher altitudes, meaning states can get even more power from a similar number […]
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Big Coal to meet its fate in tiny Northwest town
One of 2013's biggest climate fights has quiet Boardman, Ore., poised to become a backdrop for the transformation of the U.S. coal industry.
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The 14 fossil-fuel projects poised to f*ck up the climate
New research has determined which planned fossil-fuel projects pose the biggest threat to the climate. Coal-port expansion in the U.S. ranks near the top. Find out what the others are.
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New Zealand economist wants you to get rid of your cat
It's not that Gareth Morgan doesn't like cats. It's that he thinks your kitty is a "natural born killer."
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Holy crap, this monster egg has a whole other egg inside of it
And it's not the only example of this phenomenon.
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Sir David Attenborough thinks you’re a plague on this earth
We can’t exactly argue. Especially because it sounds so nice when we imagine it in your dulcet British broadcasting voice.
