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Northeast states pissed at Midwest states over coal pollution
Eight governors from the Northeast are asking the EPA to crack down. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is gearing up to hear a big air-pollution case.
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Feds will let wind farms kill eagles for 30 years
Wind energy companies will be able to get 30-year "take" permits for eagles if they implement “advanced conservation practices” to help protect birds.
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College cops embrace solar, will now bust up parties sustainably
It wouldn't be a true college story unless somebody started smoking. Or, in this case, someTHING.
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Bill Nye and his bowtie want to find life on other planets
Bill Nye the Science Guy wants Obama to dedicate $1.5 billion to space exploration. Aliens make people happy!
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These stunning nature photos blend faces and trees
Finnish photographer Christoffer Relander's work expresses that by harming nature, we’re really harming ourselves.
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Ask Umbra: What’s the greenest way to keep my teeth white?
A reader frets that there are no eco-friendly toothpaste options. Umbra bristles at the suggestion.
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Why Congress needs to extend the wind energy tax credit
Tax credits are a market-distorting, inefficient way of making policy, but with fossil fuels getting reams of subsidies, wind needs a little help to compete.
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Legalize pot, save a lot of energy
To be blunt: Indoor marijuana cultivation accounts for 1 percent of all U.S. electricity usage. But legalization would help weed go solar.
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American Petroleum Institute poll on American energy jobs apparently outsourced to the Philippines
And then the call was interrupted by an earthquake.
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Why Rand Paul’s plan won’t save Detroit
The Tea Party senator thinks slashing taxes is the solution to Detroit's woes (as well as every other problem in the country). Actually, it's not.
