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The #1 Solar Utility is in…Iowa?
It may be one of the oldest cooperative utilities in the country, but in the next six months, Farmers Electric Cooperative (FEC) of southeastern Iowa will be leading the nation in this 21st century energy source. Upon completion of a new solar array, the 640-member cooperative will have over 1,500 Watts of solar per customer […]
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This little green laser could save bicyclists’ lives
The Blaze Laserlight could help drivers realize a cyclist is in their blind spot. Sweet!
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Pharrell is making jeans out of recycled ocean plastic
Think there's any chance customers won't get a plastic shopping bag to carry their reycled plastic duds in?
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Tough act to follow: 50-year-old civil rights law still the environmental justice standard
When it comes to ensuring that communities of color aren't left on the wrong side of the tracks, the 1964 Civil Rights Act is still the most powerful tool.
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In Michigan, protest with a purr brings out the law’s claws
The trial of the Enbridge Three, aka MI-CATS, aka the Felonious Felines, shines a light on the transformation of the industrial Midwest into a green battleground.
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John Kerry says climate change is a weapon of mass destruction
The secretary of state argues that global warming is as much of a threat as terrorism, epidemics, poverty, and WMDs.
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Obama wants to spend $1 billion on climate adaptation
The president has proposed a "climate resilience fund" that would help the nation get ready for big changes.
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Green sleaze: The EPA helps corporations scrub their images while screwing the planet
The agency's Green Power Partnership gives corporations a cheap, easy way to look like responsible citizens. In fact, they're doing next to nothing.
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Ask Umbra: How do I clean my too-green roof?
A reader is on a mission to rid her roof of moss. Umbra says the ladder days are coming.
