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What will it take to get electricity to the world’s poor?
What's the most promising way to extend electricity to those who now lack it? Is it top-down, extending the centralized grid and building large power plants? Or is it bottom-up, with distributed energy?
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5 things still broken 2 years after Superstorm Sandy
The disastrous hurricane hit two years ago this week. But red tape has made rebuilding painfully slow.
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The craziest things Republican candidates have said about climate change in one video
Can the GOP's 2014 candidates give a straight answer on climate change? It appears not.
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Climate depression is for real. Just ask a scientist
Climate change takes its toll on the scientists who study it. But maybe those on the front lines can eventually help the rest of us cope.
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Should meat be a luxury?
A sustainable meat company wants beef to be a luxury food. But will America buy it?
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A Keystone XL activist gets his day in court
The good news is Alec Johnson got off with a small fine. The bad news is he didn't get to say a peep about why he performed his act of civil disobedience.
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John Oliver’s takedown of the sugar industry is pretty sweet
The Last Week Tonight host slams Big Sugar just in time for Halloween.
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Black lawmakers push back against coal utilities’ new trick
Utilities are using black lawmakers to drive up prices on clean energy -- and the long-term health of low-income communities of color hangs in the balance.
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This plane could lower carbon emissions — and give everyone a window seat
A design firm proposed a lighter airplane that may help lower carbon emissions for air travel.
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Will falling gas prices be bad for the climate?
Lower prices could have two negative effects: more gasoline burning and less investment in cleaner alternatives and technologies.
