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Arizona utility scores tiniest possible victory in war on solar
The utility wanted to reduce payments to solar-panel owners by $50 to $100 a month. Instead it will be allowed to charge a $5 monthly fee.
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Meet the computer geek who took on Ken Cucinelli — and won
Michael Mann didn't come to politics. Politics came to him.
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Get paid $100 a day and improve your city by writing reviews of public bathrooms
Improve public facilities through public shaming by becoming a professional bathroomologist!
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Seven-story bicycle has no purpose, is awesome anyway
The designers call it a "mobile house-bia-hoi-kitchen-anything."
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Break the cycle: Why stronger laws will save bikers and curb reckless drivers
We can do a hell of a lot better than telling bicyclists and drivers to be on their best behavior.
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We’re actually kind of excited about this new Starbucks location
It's in a train car, in Switzerland.
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The world is still losing its forests, and these beautiful satellite maps tally the toll
Deforestation is slowing in Brazil but picking up elsewhere. Meanwhile, climate change is ravaging forests around the Arctic and in the mountains of the American West.
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Anti-fracking activists celebrate victory in a fourth Colorado city
A recount has revealed that a fracking moratorium narrowly succeeded in Broomfield, Colo., giving fracking foes a clean sweep of recent ballot measures in the state.
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Obama’s departed climate chief pushed him toward action
During her time at the White House, Heather Zichal helped put in place new fuel-economy standards, funding for renewables, and the president's big climate plan.
