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Mainstream green is still too white
In Obama's first term, big environmental groups poured resources into congressional lobbying and corporate connections rather than environmental justice.
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Selling solar power in India’s slums
The country is fast outgrowing its electric grid. Are small-scale solar projects the solution?
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New Aussie Report Predicts More Drought from an ‘Energetic Climate’
Record heatwaves, droughts, bushfires, rainfall, coastal erosion can all be expected in Australia in the near-term, reports the country’s Climate Commission. According to this esteemed group of climate scientists, the increased extreme weather events are courtesy of man-made climate change. I must admit what really stood out to me after reading the Climate Commission’s most […]
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Even the Tea Party is pissed about the ‘Monsanto Protection Act’
Good thing, because it's going to take a lot of political power to defeat Big GMO Ag.
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Last coal-fired car ferry to keep dumping waste in Lake Michigan
In 2008, the EPA ordered the S.S. Badger to stop dumping its coal ash overboard, but the latest proposed deal will let the ferry keep dumping through 2014.
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Americans want more renewable energy and more climate-change prep
New polls show widespread support for ramping up clean energy and preparing for sea-level rise and harsher storms.
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After Record 2012, World Wind Power Set to Top 300,000 Megawatts in 2013
By J. Matthew Roney Even amid policy uncertainty in major wind power markets, wind developers still managed to set a new record for installations in 2012, with 44,000 megawatts of new wind capacity worldwide. With total capacity exceeding 280,000 megawatts, wind farms generate carbon-free electricity in more than 80 countries, 24 of which have at […]
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If you want to go faster on your bike, grow a mullet
It's the most aerodynamic hairstyle -- business in the front, EXTREME UNSTOPPABLE SPEED in the rear.
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All those fracking jobs come with an increased risk of lung cancer
High amounts of lung-penetrating silica dust could cause permanent damage and even cancer.
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Whole Foods will grow rooftop greens in a Superfund site
While we might be a little leery of both Whole Foods and veggies grown in areas long contaminated with industrial toxins, we're willing to give these a try.
