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Judge rules climatologist can sue skeptics who compared him to Jerry Sandusky
A libel lawsuit brought by climate scientist Michael Mann against a conservative magazine and group will proceed, a judge ruled last week.
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Tinfoiled again: Why Donald Trump’s climate conspiracy theory doesn’t hold up
He apparently believes in a global cabal of conniving scientists.
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Critics call Mayor Rahm’s plans to light up Chicago at night a dim idea
Chicago's mayor wants the city to become the Midwestern City of Light. How environmentally friendly is that?
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Whoops: Anti-fracking activists glued themselves to the wrong gas station
Nothing a little Goof Off can’t fix! Too bad you can’t say the same for fracking.
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Who’s Your Energy Daddy?
For now it remains large, investor-owned utilities, and ostensibly locally-focused rural cooperatives and municipal utilities. But the energy landscape of today gives me uncomfortable reminders of the Athenian tragedy by Sophocles – the Oedipus tale. John Farrell, ILSR’s Director of Democratic Energy, gave this panel presentation at the 23rd annual conference of the Society for Environmental Journalists […]
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This student-designed portable home may be the most beautiful tiny house we’ve seen
This tiny house is complete with rainwater collection, composting toilet, and 120-watt solar panel. And it's CUTE!
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SeaWorld only spends 0.0006 percent of revenue on animal rescue and rehabilitation
Once you figure out SeaWorld's priorities, "that’s when you start to get segregated and they try to get rid of you," a former SeaWorld trainer says.
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Meet Monsanto’s newest vegetables
They sound like science fiction, but they're based in farming techniques as old as ... well, pretty much as old as civilization.
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U.N. warns us to eat less meat and lay off biofuels, or we’re in for it
If we don't mend our ways, wild areas nearly as big as Brazil will turn into farmland by 2050. A new U.N. report lays out a plan for avoiding that.
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Freedom Industries kept West Virginia spill details secret
When that West Virginia tank busted open earlier this month, a second toxic chemical spilled into the Elk River. The company knew -- but didn't bother telling officials.
