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Colorado’s Community Solar Program Allots 9 Megawatts in 30 Minutes
When you subtract out shady roofs, renters, and other factors, only about 25% of Americans have a place to install solar power. With the high upfront cost of a complete system, the potential solar universe shrinks further. That changes with “community solar.” After a long wait on the state’s Public Utilities Commission to finalize the […]
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Rare whale seen for the first time only to die hours later
Before 2010, no one had ever seen the spade-toothed beaked whale in the flesh, let alone alive.
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Oh, cool, another big storm headed for the East Coast
The storm-battered Northeast is bracing for a strong Nor’easter. The flooding won't be as bad as during Sandy, but that's not much consolation.
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This post-Sandy image will seriously mess with your head
This dude either has amazing core strength or lives in a freaky sideways universe.
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New York struggles to clean up — and to figure out how to prevent another disaster like Sandy
Ravaged shorelines and crippled infrastructure have forced New Yorkers to start thinking about their vulnerability to future storms.
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Artist wants to replace L.A.’s billboards with elevated bamboo forests
It's a pretty idea; just check out the mock-up.
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House candidate Doug LaMalfa is the archetypal climate-denying idiot
It's so easy to listen to those really quotable climate nuts. But let's not let the super boring ones get lost in the climate denial shuffle.
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We’re now on track for an 11-degree temperature increase by 2100
Nice work, everyone. We did it.
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Exporting to China may not save the U.S. coal industry after all
American coal companies are banking on exports to China, but China's appetite for coal may not be as endless as they think.
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Ask Umbra: Am I saving too many emails?
A reader wonders if her overflowing inbox is polluting the planet. Umbra tells her how to take a byte out of her energy use.
