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Here’s why B.C.’s carbon tax is super popular — and effective
Just before the economic collapse in 2008, the Canadian province passed a tax on carbon emissions. Five years later, it's a case study in smart climate policy.
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Toto, our wind turbines are safe for another year!
Conservative lobbyists keep trying to kill Kansas' alternative energy mandate, and keep failing. On the plains, wind has support from both left and right.
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From single malt to sauvignon blanc: Scotland warms up to wine
That old specter of climate change strikes again, but this time it’s helping the Scots diversify their options for getting hammered.
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This new study shows that vegetarians have worse health. Should we care?
Let's develop some catchy shorthand for “people who eat plant-based, nutrient-rich diets,” and see if THOSE people are sick.
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Is this train the “little engine that could” for clean energy storage?
Repurposed trains go up and down hills, Slinky style, and in the process store surplus energy.
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Startling image shows how much trouble lions are really in
There were roughly 400,000 lions in Africa in 1950, but the population has shrunk by about 90 percent.
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BP’s newly upgraded refinery just spilled oil into Chicago’s water source
An oil spill from BP's Whiting refinery was just the latest in a string of similar accidents across the U.S.
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Kangaroo farts could help slow climate change
Kangaroo toots may smell like cheese and vinegar, but at least they’re fairly eco-friendly.
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Christie’s new woe: Court rules he illegally dumped climate protections
When Christie's administration unilaterally pulled out out of a regional cap-and-trade program in 2011, it broke the law, an appeals court rules.
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Now you can get raw milk from a vending machine
What if buying fresh milk from local cows was as easy as getting junk food?
