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Air apparent: Once we start geoengineering, it may be hard to stop
The authors of a recent study thought maybe it'd be a good idea to look before we leap into the caldera of the fake-volcano business.
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Times are tough for the fossil-fuel lovers at ALEC
The Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange Council, which pushes anti-environmental state bills, is having trouble raising money and keeping members.
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Native American groups increasingly at the center of fights over oil and gas
There's a lot of natural gas and oil to be found on or near tribal lands. Will indigenous people go along with drilling and pipeline plans, or fight them?
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How scientists are using drones to fight the next big oil spill
Drones and sensors deployed off the Florida coast will help predict the impact of the next Deepwater Horizon, if there has to be a next one.
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When it comes to climate change, this artist lets the trees do the talking
Chicago’s newest urban renewal project will let people watch the slow-motion calamity of climate change -- by way of tree blossoms.
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Something Better than Coal in Your Stocking?
Legend says that naughty kids get a lump of coal in their Christmas stocking, so do nice kids get clean energy in theirs, at least metaphorically speaking? It all depends on who plays Santa Claus with your investments or in your nation’s capital. In Pakistan, the government recently announced plans to build a 2200 megawatt […]
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Fancy espresso machines are leaching lead into your coffee
Super-strong cleaning agents react with coffee machine parts and release lead into espresso. Yum!
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Climate change will ruin Christmas by threatening Christmas trees
This year was so bad for Christmas tree growers, what with heat waves and flash floods and whatnot, that a bunch of them have decided that they're not going to plant new crops.
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2,000 mice parachute into Guam to kill snake invaders
The Air Force is sending in the mice.
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This nifty accessory turns your bike into a minibar
Prepare to sweep your bike date off his or her feet!
