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How to Phase Out Incentives and Grow Solar Energy
Over the next decade, solar electricity will let consumers get cheaper energy from their rooftop than from their utility. Among the upheaval in the electricity system, the coming of solar “grid parity” means re-thinking incentives for solar energy. The success of solar is remarkable, no less because the amount of federal subsidy in absolute terms […]
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Should we be calling it “climate disruption”?
White House science adviser John Holdren says the phrases "global warming" and "climate change" just aren't cutting it.
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Pipeline builder says oil spills can be good for the economy
Kinder Morgan, which is pushing to expand a tar-sands pipeline in Canada, says that "spills can have both positive and negative effects" on local economies.
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What happens to Fido when fracking comes to town?
Does fracking pose a threat to our household pets? A new book compiles anecdotes and lays out the issues.
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Ask Umbra: Is somebody sneaking palm oil into my food and shampoo?
A reader notices that unsustainable palm oil is showing up in everything. Umbra helps him turn over a new leaf.
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How to make homemade dog biscuits
With all of the nasties that can go into conventional pet food, we're fans of taking the DIY approach.
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This year’s wildfires could incinerate the nation’s fire budget
The federal government released its projections for the costs of fighting fires this year -- and it looks like there isn't nearly enough money.
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A bleeding glacier is the subject of a new horror flick
A reviewer at Salon called it "fun for the whole family." Seriously.
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The men who poisoned Charleston’s drinking water now have a “new” business
A January chemical leak from Freedom Industries left 300,000 people without water supplies. Now Freedom is reforming under a different name.
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Photos: coal train derailment in Maryland
A CSX train hauling about 8,000 tons of coal from Pennsylvania to Southern Maryland derailed on Thursday in Bowie, Marlyand, highlighting the risks of transporting fossil fuels less than 24 hours after another CSX train carrying Bakken crude oil exploded in Lynchburg, Virginia. Aerial photos taken by Greenpeace photographer Tim Aubry of the coal train […]
