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Cool vintage footage of Canada's tar sands
1942 wasn't so different from the present — wars were raging, the U.S. military was hugely dependent on oil, and Canada had some, in the form of tar sands. Back then the only problem was that conventional oil was still far too abundant to make extracting oil from the tar sands economically viable. (U.S. production […]
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Another urban garden bites the dirt
Just when you'd finally forgotten the story of the woman facing jail time for the veggie garden in her front yard, another urban gardener -- this one a teacher who uses his plot for hands-on lessons -- is under fire.
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Critical List: Solar installations increasing; giant snails invade Miami
The number of non-residential solar panel installations is growing.
Disasters connected to weather or climate made more than 30 million people in Asia refugees last year, the Asian Development Bank reports.
Oil industry consultant Daniel Yergin wrote a new book about energy. It'll probably annoy you.
A professor in Canada made a machine that could suck carbon out of the air. -
In Utah, cyclists on a mission
Weirdly, Provo's bike renaissance is missing just one thing: controversy.
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Food Studies: Q: How to make a real-world job out of your love for food?
A: Heavy-duty statistics, business writing practice, and a killer packed lunch.
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McConnell opposes energy loan guarantees — except in Kentucky
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is outraged that politically connected energy companies are getting loan guarantees ... outside of Kentucky, his home state.
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Could Nebraska stop Keystone XL?
Will Nebraska lawmakers try to force a reroute of the Keystone XL pipeline, now that they've seen how much Cornhusker football fans hate it?
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One small step to help keep Solyndra from becoming the next Climategate
David Roberts is right that the anti-renewable right is likely to turn Solyndra into the next “Climategate”, an exaggeration of a minor or non-existent scandal into a major attack. One contribution to blunting this would be if “Climate Hawks” would agree on a single talking out of the many true things that could be said. […]
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The small-town energy revolution
Until recently, the idea of powering a local economy with 100 percent renewable energy seemed unrealistic. That has changed: There's a small-town energy revolution underway.
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Did Walmart buy urban agriculture group's silence?
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer, goes the old adage. Will the mega-retailer's recent donation bring the Milwaukee-based Growing Power $1 million closer?
