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Green groups and ExxonMobil pony up for Obama’s second inauguration

The oil company announced a $250,000 commitment to the inaugural committee. The green groups announced parties.

Philip Bump Technology

This tiny transforming apartment will make you hate your current place, but love the future

This apartment is so beautiful I had to throw my couch out the window and cry.

Sarah Miller Culture

Fiddling on the roof: Can $10 million in prize money spark a solar revolution?

The Department of Energy is offering a fat check to anyone who can cut the cost of installing solar panels. If Germany can do it, surely we can too.

David Richardson Climate & Energy

Why the climate bill failed: It’s not that simple

Theda Skocpol's report on the death of cap-and-trade says enviros "placed all their chips" on the inside game. The reality was far more complex -- and drawing the wrong lessons now would be tragic.

Eric Pooley Climate & Energy

California teams up with Amtrak on high-speed rail

Amtrak and the California High-Speed Rail Authority are joining together to purchase about 60 high-speed trains over the next 10 years.

Susie Cagle Technology

How to get absolutely freaking (almost) everywhere in California without a car

The California Rail Map is a subway map unlike no other.

Susie Cagle Uncategorized

So much hope and so many problems for the L.A. river

After they tore down river wetlands, can the Army Corps be trusted to rebuild?

Susie Cagle Cities

If you want to pass climate legislation, fix U.S. politics

Cap-and-trade failed because U.S. politics is broken, among other reasons. Restoring democracy must be part of the road forward for climate hawks.

David Roberts Climate & Energy

Another Massey executive will go to jail for his role in the Upper Big Branch explosion

Former mine superintendent Gary May told a worker to deactivate an alarm shortly before the blast.