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Shell made a ‘disappointing’ $62 million in profit each day over the last three months
One reason that number was so very, very low was disappointing sales of tar-sands oil.
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Humans have already set in motion 69 feet of sea-level rise
Glaciologist Jason Box describes a post-warming world that you won’t even be able to recognize.
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Dirty laundry: How long can one woman go without washing her clothes?
In which Grist's green-living pioneer, the Greenie Pig, puts off wash day as long as possible. Oh, the things she'll do for the planet!
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Guacamole Sunday: A better name for the Super Bowl, or a crappy marketing campaign?
Central and South American growers are capitalizing on Americans' appetites for out-of-season avocados.
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Sen. Reid proposes chopping $4 billion in oil subsidies to help the economy
With damage from spending cuts already being seen, an end to oil subsidies would be welcome but nowhere near enough.
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BP’s federal penalty for the Gulf spill is final: $4 billion
Here's a little context for the "largest criminal penalty" in history.
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The cost of not using renewable energy
A new study finds that using up our fossil fuels now, making them less available in the future, imposes big costs down the line.
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Good news for peer-to-peer car-sharing
Lyft takes off in California, clearing a regulatory hurdle and expanding into L.A. Meanwhile, Getaround is getting bigger in Portland.
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Republicans are very satisfied with the quality of the environment
But they're not as satisfied as Democrats are with the military. Because Gallup's latest poll is a gauge of bias more than anything.
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U.S. lags woefully behind other rich countries on energy taxes
We'd rather spend $16 billion on a year's worth of crop insurance than 35 cents more for a gallon of gas. And don't even think about a carbon tax.
