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This LED billboard is the only way to see the sunrise in smoggy Beijing
The photo looks like something out of Blade Runner.
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The first lawsuit against Obama’s new coal limits just got filed
Here's why the state of Nebraska thinks the newly published power plant emissions regulations are illegal.
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Michael Pollan explains what’s wrong with the paleo diet
The celebrated food author dishes on how to eat well: less meat, more microbes, and cook it yourself.
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These beautiful shawls are made from endangered antelope fur
Perhaps we can interest anyone shopping for wedding gifts in a nice non-endangered fondue pot instead?
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Recovery from WV Coal Chemical Spill Continues – What Next?
As a West Virginian, this has been a sad, frustrating, and infuriating time for me, though I do not live in the area affected by last week’s coal chemical spill. More than 300,000 people in the WV capital of Charleston and downstream counties have been without water for eight days and counting. The chemical that […]
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Safety rules to prevent oil-train explosions delayed
Freight train operators won't be required to improve the safety of their tankers until next year, but they say they'll take voluntary steps in the meantime.
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D.C. is leaking more methane than a burpy cow
Duke University's Robert Jackson has discovered that when it comes to methane burps and farts, cows have nothing on cities.
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U.S. CO2 emissions are on the rise, and coal-loving members of Congress want to keep it that way
After years of decline, U.S. emissions are going back up. A bill to block EPA power-plant rules would help keep them up.
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These unlucky fish got flash frozen while they were swimming
They were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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The week in GIFs: Kerry Washington edition
The week's most scandalous green moments, brought to you by my imaginary BFF, Olivia Pope.
