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Your Sandy symbolism of the morning: An oil tanker stranded on Staten Island
The 150-foot-long vessel washed up on the island's eastern edge last night.
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Mitch Lowe enlists an army of Zuckerbergs to save the planet
Lowe’s business accelerator launches companies that help us make better use of clean energy, from smart meters to sharable electric scooters.
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Are we headed for a sudden climate disaster?
Climate scientist Richard Alley discovered that the Earth’s climate can shift practically overnight. Will it happen in our lifetimes? Probably not, he says, but we’re tempting fate.
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Superstorm Sandy’s climate change connection
Frankenstorm Sandy is a freak of our decidedly human-damaged nature. Scientists mostly agree that climate change had a hand in crafting it. But how, exactly?
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Clinton speaks out for Michigan’s troubled renewable energy measure
The former president's advocacy will help -- but it's hard to believe it can help enough.
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Microgrids could bring big green changes to power systems
Small electric grids could boost power reliability during emergencies like Hurricane Sandy.
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Dude in horse mask is like ‘screw you, Hurricane Sandy’
Oh great, now the storm is spawning reverse centaurs.
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Murray Energy employees write a clearly voluntary defense of their boss
Turns out that Robert Murray is basically the greatest American ever, so shut up.
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These college students figured out how to turn plastic bottles into water-conserving technology
They won a $100,000 prize for their plan to turn plastic bottles into toilets and rainwater harvesting containers.
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Leopard seals will eat you, even if you are very, very tiny
Congratulations, leopard seal: you are the scariest seal. Not like competition was stiff or anything.