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Morrissey got McDonald’s shut down for his L.A. concert
Morrissey is human and he wants the animals to be loved, which is why the Staples Center McDonald's will be closed during his concert.
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The virtues of being unreasonable on Keystone
NYT blogger Andy Revkin is unhappy that Keystone activists are angry at him. But there's only so long you can float above the real climate fights, supporting action in the abstract but never in the particular.
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100% of electric capacity added in U.S. last month was renewable
The U.S. added 1,231 megawatts -- all in wind, solar, and biomass.
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Pittsburgh’s trees are worth $2.4 million
Even when you're not getting all mushy-gushy about green space and its value, trees aren't luxuries. They're investments.
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Wind Surpasses Nuclear in China
By J. Matthew Roney Wind has overtaken nuclear as an electricity source in China. In 2012, wind farms generated 2 percent more electricity than nuclear power plants did, a gap that will likely widen dramatically over the next few years as wind surges ahead. Since 2007, nuclear power generation has risen by 10 percent annually, […]
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BP thinks people are still kind of overreacting to the Gulf oil spill
The media push by BP's lead attorney has one goal: make the company pay out as little as possible.
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How one fracking company bullies residents and elected officials alike
As one local official notes, Range Resources does nothing to "avoid the perception of the big-bad-bully oil company."
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With the Kickstand desk, you never have to leave your bike, even for work
If you love biking so much that the idea of getting off your bike to do work makes your stomach curl just a little bit, here is your solution.
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American energy infrastructure at risk from hackers in China and elsewhere
A report highlighted by the New York Times emphasizes the risks our nation faces as its systems move online.
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New whale species discovered under highway
Four newly uncoverd skulls belong to "four newly identified species of toothed baleen whale -- a type of whale that scientists thought had gone extinct 5 million years earlier."
