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Protecting Our Water from Coal Pollution
Think about this: Have you spent a day out on the water this summer? Swimming? Fishing? Boating? Well believe it or not, for decades, power plants have been allowed to dump toxic pollution into our nation’s waterways, with almost no limits. Coal plants have become by far the largest source of toxic water pollution in […]
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Solar and wind surge, but dirty energy still dominates, as this nifty chart shows
Solar energy production in the U.S. jumped by 49 percent last year, and wind energy by 16 percent, but we still have a long way to go.
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Bumblebee high-fives British guy in strange yet charming video
One more thing to miss if colony collapse disorder keeps killing all the bees: INSECT HIGH-FIVES.
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Climate change is making poison ivy go OUT OF CONTROL
"Gee, poison ivy grows too slowly, and its leaves are way too small!" -- NO ONE EVER.
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Safety last: Why a nerve-eating, cancer-causing chemical is still on the market
Thanks to a woefully outdated system for regulating chemicals, a substance called n-propyl bromide remains in widespread use, despite its known harm to humans.
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Welcome to Portage County, the fracking waste disposal capital of Ohio
A small part of Ohio has secured the ignominious honor of becoming the most successful frackwater dumping ground in the state.
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Gas fields, not cities, are America’s land of opportunity
It's too bad we can't drill our way to economic equality.
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Why won’t this cat answer my questions about climate change?
Maybe having nine lives makes you a little less worried about the baking of Alaska.
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Think you can’t afford an EV? Think again
Automakers now offer an array of discount leases and perks that make electric cars accessible for a much broader segment of the population.
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Seattle mayor wants to block Whole Foods because of its low wages
Mike McGinn is leading the charge against a proposed new store, saying Whole Foods pays significantly less than unionized grocery stores.
