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This scientist needs your help to study air pollution from coal trains
An atmospheric scientist at the University of Washington hasn't been able to get money to study dust from coal trains, so he's turning to crowd-funding.
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Joe Biden kinda sorta maybe opposes Keystone XL pipeline
A Sierra Club activist says the veep told her he doesn't support building Keystone, but the vice president's office demurs.
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Appalachians Make Toxic Water Delivery to EPA
Over 100 people, primarily Appalachia residents, took action today at the headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C., calling for the EPA to use its powers to end mountaintop removal. 15 people, including a couple of youth no older than 10, risked arrest by sitting in front of a main entrance to EPA. […]
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Nuclear plant spills radiation into Lake Michigan
The Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan never quite properly patched up a leak last year. Over the weekend, the leak turned into a gush.
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This hilarious, awesome Ziploc jacket is the most practical upcycled clothing we’ve ever seen
Use it to complete your outfit, use it to hold your lunch.
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PG&E hit with big penalty for big natural-gas explosion
California regulators want to make Pacific Gas & Electric spend $2.25 billion on safety improvements following a 2010 pipeline explosion in San Bruno.
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WTO kills Ontario’s green jobs initiative
A program in Ontario that promoted renewable energy produced with locally manufactured equipment got slapped down by international trade bosses.
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Local food fail: NYC paves over a beloved foodie haven
City council shutters the New Amsterdam market to make way for another ritzy high rise -- and calls it a win for local food.
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Carrotmob helps you give businesses a reason to make positive changes
It works like an inverse boycott. Rather than influence businesses by withholding money, customers can influence businesses by giving them money.
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Conservative newspaper declares love for Obama’s fracker-friendly ways
The Washington Examiner usually hates on President Obama, but it wholeheartedly approves of his natural-gas policies.
