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Minnesota’s New (Standard Offer) Solar Energy Standard
A friend at Fresh Energy generously called me the “architect” of Minnesota’s new solar energy standard (signed last week), and although that may be a bit generous, I’d like to provide a detailed description of the nation’s newest solar energy standard. The topline: 1.5% solar standard for the state’s investor-owned utilities (with some exemptions) for […]
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Cat learns to talk, chooses to only say “Al Gore”
This cat does an impression of what right-wingers think environmentalists sound like.
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Organic beer: Here to stay, or barley there?
In our recent guide to sustainable beer, we dismissed organic beer as a minor concern. We revisit it to learn we only barely tapped the keg.
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Fukushima meltdown’s latest victims: American uranium jobs
The feds are shutting down a Kentucky facility that enriches uranium as the world shies away from nuclear power.
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Chesapeake oil? Offshore drilling pushed by Virginia lawmakers
Terry McAuliffe opposed drilling when he last ran for governor of Virginia. Then he lost and Deepwater Horizon happened. Now he's running again as a drilling fan.
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Ernest Moniz and the Growing No-Fracking Movement
It is very unfortunate that Ernest Moniz, the new Energy Secretary, is, like Barack Obama, an “all of the above” energy guy. In his first week in office last week, he said some good things publicly about energy efficiency and solar, wind and geothermal energy. The problem, however, is that Moniz is a big supporter […]
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GOP to Obama on Keystone: Don’t think about climate
With Democratic support for Keystone XL floundering, some say that Obama could link its approval to new climate change rules. Republican senators beg him not to.
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As world marches against Monsanto, senators protect it from labeling laws
Food activists in hundreds of cities around the world turned out Saturday to protest against Monsanto. So far, Capitol Hill isn't getting the message.
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Ask Umbra: Are clotheslines legal in Brooklyn?
A reader wonders if it's against the law to air dry her skivvies. She knows Umbra won't leave her hanging.
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Down with the clown: Third graders stand up to McDonald’s junk-food marketing
A growing chorus of parents, teachers, and kids are calling out McDonald's for its relentless marketing to kids.
