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How is parking like a sandwich?
In parking, as with ham-on-rye, there is no free lunch.
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Every “serious environmentalist” must support fracking? Seriously?
Physicist and former climate denier Richard Muller is now gung ho about natural gas, and he thinks you should be too.
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The grinch that stole the coal industry’s Christmas
The pace of coal-fired power-plant closure is accelerating, thanks to cheap natural gas and environmental regulations.
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Harper in denial: Stephen Harper’s refusal of climate reality
Definition of denial, according to Merriam Webster: 1. refusal to satisfy a request or desire 2. a (1) refusal to admit the truth or reality (as of a statement or charge) (2) : assertion that an allegation is false b : refusal to acknowledge a person or a thing : disavowal 3 . the opposing […]
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Are Brits going to get screwed by pricey nuclear power?
The U.K. plans to allow a new nuclear plant to charge double the market rate for electricity. The E.U. is investigating whether that amounts to illegal government aid to a company.
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America’s new cars are more fuel-efficient than ever before
The average model-year 2012 vehicle got 23.6 miles per gallon -- still pretty lame, but 1.2 mpg better than the previous year.
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Pushing poor people to the suburbs is bad for the environment
High-income people moving into cities means low-income people are being pushed out. The better answer is density and more affordable housing.
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This bike could purify the air as you ride it
What if bikes could actually reverse pollution, instead of just not making it worse?
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Happily ever NAFTA: New trade pact could boost corporations and harm environment
Following in NAFTA's footsteps, new trade pacts like the Trans-Pacific Partnership could make it easy for foreign companies to sue the U.S. for enforcing its environmental rules.
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Washing our hands in hot water is using as much carbon as Barbados, and it’s not doing a damn thing
Sure, hot water can kill bacteria, but it has to be so hot that it would scald your skin.
