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From words to deeds: How to push Obama toward climate action
What can the environmental community do to encourage Obama to follow through on his commitments? Be at least as aggressive as the Republicans.
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Oak Park test drives a blackout-proof, solar-powered smart grid
Our infrastructure should be as smart as our phones, says Oak Park, Ill., Sustainability Manager K.C. Poulos.
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Everything is awful
Filibuster fail. Keystone stupidity. Solar backsliding. Public ignorance. David Roberts collects all the bummer news you can handle from this week. Let’s hope for better tomorrow.
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When trees die, so do we
In areas where trees are being killed by beetles, more people are dying from cardiovascular and respiratory disease, according to new research.
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Could the sharing economy kill public transit?
The guy who brought you NextBus now kind of wants to kill buses altogether.
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Hey evil coal boss: Is it also Obama’s fault if you’re hiring workers back?
If reports are correct, Robert Murray is back in the hiring game, despite wailing about Obama's reelection.
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The Department of Energy wants to sell radioactive metal for scrap
The Department of Energy wants to sell 14,000 tons of radioactive scrap metal to manufacturers who will then make radioactive stuff out it. Seems like a poor use of recycling.
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We Must Lead It
In his inaugural address this week, President Obama committed us to get back to work on the challenge of a sustainable energy future. “We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations,” he said. But will this reignite the debate on […]
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Why Greenland’s melting could be the biggest climate disaster of all
With the Greenland ice sheet melting faster than anyone predicted, glaciologist Jason Box is racing to find out just how soon we could be swamped.
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Kerry comes out strong for clean energy in nomination hearing
On Keystone XL permit approval, though, he punts.
