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Cuomo punts NY fracking decision. Hollywood wins again!
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has delayed a decision on fracking. Was he influenced by his celebrity friends, or by 20,000 anti-fracking activists in the state?
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Three climate and energy debate questions for Mitt Romney and Barack Obama
Given how relevant our energy future and response to climate change are to the economy, here are some questions we'd love to hear asked in Wednesday's domestic-policy debate.
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Finland aims to be coal-free by 2025
At that rate, the United States could be coal-free in just shy of 3,000 years.
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Happy birthday, Yosemite National Park!
Yosemite National Park is 122 years old today, but it still looks pretty good.
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Look at this f*cking hipster Starbucks
This Starbucks doesn't want to be like other Starbuckses. It's different. It's cool. It dresses better. It listens to better music. And it's totally into locally sourced materials.
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Who killed one of Virginia’s dirtiest power plants?
The war on coal! Meaning, the pollution-hating free market.
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Underwater neighborhood puts the ‘sub’ in ‘suburb’
These underwater houses are built for fish, eels, and crustaceans. We can't wait for The Real World: 25 Feet Underwater in Cancun.
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Up to 90 percent of illegal logging may be linked to organized crime
The unbelievable finding draws attention to the core issue: lax oversight and broad exploitation.
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IKEA plans to sell only LED light bulbs
Because IKEA is so fricking ubiquitous, this is actually a big deal.
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Picking winners and losers: Coal boondoggle could cost Indianans $1.1 billion
A coal-gasification plant deal orchestrated by Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) could cost state ratepayers a lot more than expected.