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Solar panels are getting cheaper — time to make the rest of solar power cheap, too
Solar PV prices continue to decline, but pushing solar power forward in coming years must involve driving down non-panel costs -- installation, maintenance, financing, etc. We need market innovation.
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Troubled waters: Farmers and scientists work together to save oysters
Oyster farmers on the West Coast are working overtime to find creative ways to save these sea creatures -- and their own livelihoods.
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Why clean energy isn’t enough: ‘Carbon Zero,’ chapter 2
To "zero out" our emissions with clean energy, we'd have to replace all the dirty sources we use now -- and do it all over again in 40 years. In chapter 2 of "Carbon Zero," Alex Steffen explains why we need to rethink our whole relationship with energy.
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What Washington, D.C., needs now: A few good skyscrapers
A century-old law has turned the nation’s capital into a city of low-rises. It’s high time we broke through that glass ceiling.
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Deforestation in Amazon hits record low
Brazil says deforestation of its Amazon rainforest region is on the decline, but some are concerned that the trend may not continue.
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Fracking may release less methane than thought
Researchers at MIT say fracking doesn't result in much more methane emission than standard natural-gas drilling. If accurate, it's potentially good news for the climate.
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The Navy is laying off most of its trained spy-dolphins
A few have to stick around and like, look for mines and stuff. Sucks.
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Hooray: Obama administration sells more drilling plots in the Gulf
Congratulations to all involved.
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Pasture blazed: How more wildfires could result in less grass-fed meat
As the charbroiled western states cool down for the winter, ranchers are bracing themselves for year-round fire risk. Here's what that means for the meat on our plates.
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Massey coal exec pleads guilty to conspiracy related to fatal 2010 mine explosion
It looks like investigators' next target might be former Massey CEO Don Blankenship, a notoriously bad dude.
