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Coal summit in Warsaw confronted by climate activists – and science
As the World Coal Summit kicked off in Warsaw today, activists and scientists sought to remind the negotiators at the UN climate talks that the coal industry’s business plans are incompatible with global efforts to address climate change. Greenpeace activists held a banner on the roof of the Polish Ministry of Economy, where the coal […]
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Ask Umbra: Ack. There are stickers all over my fruit!
A reader complains about all the stickers on his compost. Umbra breaks the issue down.
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Small planet, big appetites: How to feed a growing world
"Consumed" author Sarah Elton wants a food system that will allow us to do more than survive. Here, she lays out how farming can make the environment, and the people in it, thrive.
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Obama admin pisses off ethanol industry, pleases both oil industry and enviros
The EPA has lowered the amount of biofuels required to be blended into gasoline. That's a good thing, even though it makes oil companies happy.
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Ed Markey’s first Senate bill aims to ramp up renewables
The legislation would require electric utilities to get 25 percent of their power from clean sources by 2025, and to meet energy-efficiency goals.
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Word games are misleading the American public about fracking
Pro-drilling politicians often muddle the debate on natural gas. Here's a clearer look at a familiar talking point.
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Humane meat at a rest stop? Good to Go is not a mirage
Believe in miracles -- humane meat and highways CAN go hand in hand.
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Bill would promote bogus wind-turbine syndrome lawsuits in Wisconsin
The legislation would allow neighbors to sue wind farm owners for health problems and falling property values. Never mind that researchers have found neither of those things to be a problem.
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Court upholds California’s cap-and-trade system
Two conservative groups sued to stop the state's year-old carbon-trading system. A judge told them tough luck.
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Watch a banker rescue baby ducklings as they fall from a ledge
Loan officer Joel Armstrong appointed himself Duck Fairy Godfather.
