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Obama says a climate plan is coming next month, so climate hawks delay lawsuit
Ten states and three enviro groups were about to sue the administration over its delay of climate rules for new power plants. Now they're giving the president a short reprieve.
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Map of place name origins proves that we all secretly live in a fantasy novel
"Going to Jersey" sounds pretty mundane. But an epic trek to Spear Island City? COUNT US IN.
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Internet balloons are Google’s latest bid for world domination
Google is delivering internet to the developing world, and it's doing it via hot air balloon.
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Check out this theater made almost completely out of recycled paper
Live theater is inherently temporary. A Parisian firm designed an innovative theater to reflect that.
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Hug life: Sometimes activists need to retreat, recharge, and embrace the “woo”
Those working for social change face constant uphill struggle. They need recharging. Up in British Columbia, a place called Hollyhock is devoted to that purpose.
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The feds get seriously creepy about climate change
Turns out climate change may be a top government priority after all -- just not in the way you might think.
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Syngenta plays dirty to shape public opinion on herbicide
The ag-tech giant paid "experts" to discredit critics and support shills, according to a new story.
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Facing climate reality, cities look for ways to adapt
As stronger storms brew and sea levels rise, city leaders figure they’d better prepare for the worst.
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Wind farms seek federal OK to kill eagles, pissing off both left and right
Wind developers want to be allowed to kill a few eagles. Conservationists say this is unnecessary. Right wingers are delighted to spread negative news about renewable energy.
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Three key features of Los Angeles’ new local solar program
Officially launched in January after years of development, a new CLEAN (feed-in tariff) program from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (the city’s municipal electric utility) promises 100 MW of new local renewable energy by 2016. In absolute size, the program will be among the largest CLEAN programs in the U.S., but compared to […]
