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Possibly on the GOP convention guest list: Hurricane Isaac
Could a hurricane hitting the 2012 GOP convention change minds on climate change? Ha ha, no.
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New fuel-efficiency standards coming any day now — and not a day too soon
The Obama administration has delayed new standards for auto fuel efficiency -- but not for too long, we hope.
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New guide helps you scrimp and save without eating toxic junk
Have you ever been shopping for groceries and wished someone would help you find the foods that are the least toxic and processed for the best price? A new guide does just that.
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Artist makes apple orchard into a giant living battery
Photographer Caleb Charland takes pictures of batteries made out of power sources like stacked coins, fruit, and vinegar. But maybe his most impressive trick was wiring up this apple-powered battery using fruit that was still on the tree.
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If you’re building a power plant and it isn’t natural gas, you’re not trendy
And if you're building one that burns oil? Graduate into the 20th century, pops.
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One way to stop coal mining: Cut off the water
Sunrise Coal's plan for a new Illinois mine is being held up by concerns over water use -- bad luck in a drought year.
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Four new ways climate activists can organize in an age of extreme weather
Climate chaos has kicked into high gear this summer. That means new opportunities for activists.
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Court strikes down major EPA air pollution rule
The decision from a D.C. appeals court is a victory for power generators, and a defeat for air-breathers.
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Hey, weather man: Where’s the climate coverage?
TV viewers want meteorologists to explain why their country's on fire. Will weathercasters embrace the responsibility when they meet this week at their annual conference?
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Carpooling bird hitches a ride on a moving vehicle
I always assumed that the reason normal, non-rich-people cars don’t have hood ornaments is that a) tiny car sculptures are not for plebeians and b) Bart Simpson might steal them. But it turns out there’s another reason: Without a hood ornament, you have more room for birds.
