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Who parked in my spot?!: Neighbors, cars, and “your” curb space
On the subject of curb parking, everyone seems to have a story -- and what the stories reveal is surprisingly important to the future of our cities.
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The EPA gets a new boss — finally
Gina McCarthy was confirmed by the Senate Thursday, after a record-breaking delay imposed by grouchy Republicans who don't like the EPA.
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Detroit: Bankrupt and broken — but not beyond hope
Chapter 9 bankruptcy is not the end of the road for a post-industrial city still in flux.
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Ohio lawmakers who oppose fracking tax have gotten lots of money from frackers
Ohio's Republican governor wants the fracking industry to give something back, but GOP legislators keep rejecting his proposed fracking tax.
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These conservatives like renewable energy
Farmers and other Republicans see profit potential and job opportunities in clean energy, so they're defending renewable requirements.
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D.C. area police take two days to catch a pregnant cow
A pregnant Scottish Highland roamed Fairfax, Va., for days, eluding police and tricking people into thinking she was an angry bull.
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Like father, like daughter: Climate denier Liz Cheney to run for Senate in Wyoming
Liz Cheney says Obama's climate plan is "using phony science to kill real jobs."
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Wind power is a steal: Big deals in Midwest show wind’s affordability
New wind farms in the Upper Midwest are cheaper than natural-gas plants, so utility Xcel plans to boost its wind capacity by 33 percent.
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Peru’s poorest will soon have solar power
Two million of Peru's poor are getting solar panels (a nice upgrade from oil lamps). Why can't we do that?
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Burning fossil fuels imperils our ability to burn fossil fuels
Large power plants are stuck in a terrible cycle.