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New Jersey decides not to run a gas pipeline through one of its last spots of wilderness
Sometimes governments actually make good decisions about the environmental resources they oversee.
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Join “The Great Poo Hunt” to keep tabs on invasive species, get free food, pick up turds
Collecting sh*t from Tasmanian devils helps researchers map where predators have been. Plus it just plain smells great.
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Ask Umbra: Are cows really as bad for the climate as they say?
A reader inquires about bovine flatulence. Umbra lets it rip.
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Here’s another reason why renewables are at an unfair disadvantage
It's a lot easier to build natural-gas pipelines than to build transmission lines for wind and solar power, and that needs to change.
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Lifting the crude-oil export ban would worsen pollution and climate change
If U.S. oil companies can sell their crude on the world market, they'll have more incentive to drill drill drill.
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Christie administration’s bridge-blocking stunt was bad for environment
Cars idling in traffic generate extra CO2 emissions as well as local pollution that can contribute to respiratory ailments and deaths.
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Travel leery: Which countries drive, fly, cycle, and take the train most?
Least surprising part? Americans still love their cars.
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Go bottomless on the subway tomorrow for the annual No-Pants Ride
Improv Everywhere's annual No-Pants Subway Ride takes the pants out of public transit, leaving you with only "ublic rit."
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Think “peak oil” is a discredited idea? Think again
Oil giants claim there are no limits on the future of oil and gas extraction, but they may be in for a surprise or two down the road.
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Speak up to make sure the government counts climate costs
The fossil-fuel industry is kicking up a fuss about the Obama administration's "social cost of carbon" calculations. Now the public is invited to comment too.
