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Ohio revokes drilling license of company caught dumping fracking fluid in the sewer
When there's a lot of money to be made, a lot of people of varying commitment to ethical behavior will show up.
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Beer brewers are joining forces to fight fracking
New York craft breweries are worried that fracking could pollute their water and threaten beer production -- so they're speaking out.
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Lessons from the women who are leading the sustainable cities movement
Grist’s assistant editor, Darby Minow Smith, looks back at more than a dozen interviews with urban sustainability directors and reflects on what they -- and all of you -- taught her.
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Renewables cheaper than coal in Australia — a preview of things to come
"The perception that fossil fuels are cheap and renewables are expensive is now out of date," says the head of Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
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Congress takes a big hit of hemp-farm legalization
A bill introduced in the U.S. House this week would legalize the farming of industrial hemp, and a Senate bill will soon follow.
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Outgoing energy secretary denies lurid allegations from prominent news outlet
Steven Chu was forced to rebut allegations of an extramarital affair on Facebook.
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Biggest cities with biggest transit systems still face biggest congestion
Cities have the most of everything, from car traffic to sweet public bus rides.
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Fish DNA database aims to fight seafood fraud and promote conservation
DNA testing is the only way to fight seafood fraud -- but can it be made to help consumers and not just scientists?
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Another climate poll demonstrates that climate polls are stupid
You should only read this because you like being mad about things.
