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Anti-coal activist wipes $314 million from coal company’s stock value with one hoax press release
It's really amazing what a person can do with a few phrases like "volatility in the global coal market" and "a careful analysis of repetitional risks."
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Natural gas: It’s a hedge, not a bridge
Boosters of natural gas argue that it can serve as a "bridge fuel" between coal and renewables, but a new analysis calls their bluff.
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Solar Mosaic: Kind of a big deal for clean energy
The "Kickstarter of solar" just started accepting investments. Here's why you should be excited.
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The Brazilian treehopper is the creepiest, raddest insect you will ever see
This particular picture is just a sculpture, but trust: this bug is real.
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Is Your Utility Ready for a Solar Rooftop Revolution?
Within a decade, more than 35 million buildings may be generating their own solar electricity (without subsidies) at prices lower than their utility offers, sufficient to power almost 10% of the country. That’s the powerful headline from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s latest report, Commercial Rooftop Revolution. Despite the opportunity, utilities, regulators, and policy makers […]
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The unkillable tree lobster is getting its own animated film
Like many other things that look like aliens -- facehuggers, E.T., James Carville -- the Lord Howe Island stick insect, a.k.a. the tree lobster, is making the leap to film.
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Narwhal-horn smuggling ring busted in Maine
Narwhals, the unicorns of the sea, are super hard to catch. But that didn't stop these guys from selling 150 of their horns.
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Obama vs. physics: Why climate change won’t wait for the president
Climate change is not a fight, like abortion or gay marriage, between conflicting groups with conflicting opinions. It's a fight between human beings and physics.
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Promised Land, a movie review
Promised Land, the new movie starring Matt Damon, is a movie in part about fracking, the new and extremely problematic way of getting natural gas out of shale rock far below the earth’s surface. It’s a very good movie, with good acting, particularly by Damon in a very different role than, for example, his Jason […]
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The bizarre and fascinating history of lead in gasoline
The story of how lead got in gasoline -- and stayed there for decades -- is endlessly fascinating.
