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EPA: No new contracts for you, BP (but keep the old ones)
It's another punishment for the 2010 oil spill -- and another punishment that doesn't seem that harsh.
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My grandma, the fracking matriarch
How the author uncovered his secret identity as a would-be oil tycoon.
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Pot growers are using, and in some cases stealing, solar panels
Pot growers are using solar panels. But before you get too impressed with their social conscience, they are also stealing them.
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Consumption-based footprinting: ‘Carbon Zero,’ sidebar 1
How, where and when we measure our carbon footprint makes a huge difference in what results we get.
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Cities in the age of climate consequences: ‘Carbon Zero,’ chapter 1
A worldwide transition to a climate-balanced global economy lies completely within our reach. How can that be? The answer sits right where we live.
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How cities can lead the climate fight: Introducing Alex Steffen’s ‘Climate Zero’
We're posting all of Alex Steffen's new book, a deep and inspiring manual for imagining how our cities can become the solution to our climate woes.
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WTF is the deal with high-fructose corn syrup?
The average American downs 60 pounds of this processed sweetener each year. Is that a bad thing? In this latest edition of The Basics, we explain it all.
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California is about to get drenched by an ‘atmospheric river’
The real Pineapple Express is an "atmospheric river" capable of turning the state's Central Valley into a lake -- and it's rolling through this week.
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Why New York ran out of gas
Reuters has an extensive look at why the New York area ran out of fuel after Sandy.
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Not satisfied with syrup and walnuts, mystery food thieves have now lifted 18 tons of chocolate
Clearly they are trying to create some kind of giant walnut maple sugar candy.
