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Parts of Louisiana’s sunken coast are resurfacing
Is this an encouraging sign in the fight against rising sea levels?
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Meet the man who tackles our fears with stick figures
Professor Andrew Maynard tackles Ebola, e-cigs, green potato chips, and more in his lovable YouTube series Risk Bites.
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Exclusive: Mac DeMarco performs “Salad Days” with a little help from his friends
Watch an acoustic version of Canadian indie-rocker Mac DeMarco's song "Salad Days."
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In rural Mississippi, the future of coal looks a lot like its past
21st century technology promises to turn a dirty fuel in to green energy. But at $6.1 billion and counting, the dream of "clean coal" is still out of reach.
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We did the math on clean coal, and it doesn’t add up
Is carbon capture and sequestration a net win for the climate? That depends on how you crunch the numbers.
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Are there any eco-friendly credit card companies?
A reader discovers that his credit card company is funding dirty energy. Umbra looks out for the planet's best interest.
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Meet Lewis Latimer, the African American who enlightened Thomas Edison
He helped bring electricity to the masses, and understood the links between electric power and political power. He'd love today's distributed solar movement.
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![U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome members of the Jackie Robinson West All Stars Little League baseball team, including DJ Butler (bottom L), Lawrence Noble (#7), Eddie King (#18) and Jaheim Benton (far R), from Chicago in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington November 6, 2014. The team won the U.S. bracket of the Little League World Series this summer, before falling in the finals to the Seoul Little League of Seoul, South Korea.]()
![U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome members of the Jackie Robinson West All Stars Little League baseball team, including DJ Butler (bottom L), Lawrence Noble (#7), Eddie King (#18) and Jaheim Benton (far R), from Chicago in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington November 6, 2014. The team won the U.S. bracket of the Little League World Series this summer, before falling in the finals to the Seoul Little League of Seoul, South Korea.]()
How Chicago’s Little League scandal cheats city kids
The young players from Jackie Robinson West were stripped of their Little League title. City kids everywhere may have lost a lot more.
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Big Oil is desperate for your love. Watch their silly plea in this insane video
Divestment means breaking up with fossil fuels. We're ready to move on.
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Apple to spend $850 million on solar energy
Its massive new installation will produce enough power to supply 60,000 California homes, says CEO Tim Cook.
