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Can sprawling Los Angeles learn to let a river run through it?
It will take more than pretty streamside parks to heal the beaten-down L.A. River. A real revival will have to involve the entire watershed – a tall order in a valley dominated by blacktop and rooftops.
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TransCanada gets final OK for last leg of Keystone pipeline down middle of U.S.
The northern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline is in limbo, but the southern leg is moving right along.
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A weekend of protests barely makes the papers
Protests in D.C., West Virginia, China, and Japan barely register on American media.
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Instead of cleaning up lake, dumbasses dye it blue
Lake Delton, in the Wisconsin Dells, has been looking a little like your mom: hard-used and fungusy. Algae overgrowth gave the lake a greenish cast, and made it appear less-than-healthy to swim in. The solution, according to the company that maintains Lake Delton: Just dump a whole lot of blue dye in there and call […]
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Why the military is trying to reduce its fossil fuel use
Republicans campaigning against the military's efforts to move beyond fossil fuels have forgotten why the U.S. armed forces began trying to save energy in the first place.
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Medal-less Germany generates 25 percent of electricity from renewables
But generates zero gold, silver, or bronze medals in London.
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Feminist funnywoman Caitlin Moran says the planet doesn’t need your babies
The "British Tina Fey" makes the best case you've ever read for not having kids. And for feminism too.
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Hawaii Drives Past Solar Power Cost Barrier, Surprised by Additional Roadblocks
Solar has crossed a major threshold in Hawaii. The state’s homes and businesses can cut their electric bills with unsubsidized solar power, but are also discovering that cheap solar is not a panacea. As the tide of solar costs has receded, a number of unexpected barriers have emerged. An island state reliant on imported oil […]
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Enbridge doesn’t seem to understand how pipes are supposed to work
An oil pipeline operated by Enbridge has sprung a leak in Wisconsin, just as the company is seeking approval for a big tar-sands pipeline in British Columbia.
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Los Angeles River checks into rehab
The Los Angeles River usually gets attention only when it cameos as an apocalyptic wasteland in movies. But a closer look reveals secret hideaways that could someday give the sprawling city a stronger sense of ecological identity.
