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Record heat, no solar means Texas is paying 40 times more for power
Texas is hotter than balls right now, and it's not just the state's farmers and wildlife that are paying the price for it: Last week, the state set a record for electricity usage that led to its grid operator paying a whopping $3,000/MWh for peak electricity. To give you some perspective on this, $3,000/MWh translates to $3/KWh, or 40 times the $0.08/KWh a resident of that state normally pays for electricity at home.
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Mystery orange goo turns Alaska into a Cheeto
The Alaskan village of Kivalina woke up coated in a shiny, powdery orange substance last week. When that happens to me it usually involves bourbon and Doritos, but presumably the authorities have ruled that out in this case. They've also said that the goo isn't oil-based -- but that's about all they know.
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Coolest bike commute ever
I can't see this type of ad flying in the U.S., where there's already some perception of bicyclists as scofflaws. But in the Netherlands, bike commuting is so commonplace that the Dutch Cycling Association can shake up its image with a super-hot besuited dude doing BMX stunts.
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Critical List: Wind turbines get bigger and better; tree-killing fungi are thriving
Wind turbines are becoming bigger, more efficient, and more powerful.
Drilling in the Arctic is not such a hot idea, as any spill will be tricky to clean up.
The Southeast is the only region in the country that hasn’t put renewable energy mandates in place. -
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New survey shows Americans think they are great drivers. But …
The majority of Americans consider themselves to be good drivers, according to a new Allstate survey. The rest of the survey reveals a different story
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Cheap Twix: Junk food offers more calories for your cash
Want more proof of the link between poverty and obesity? Check out an infographic illustrating how empty calories are cheaper than nutritious ones.
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Holy sheet! Ask Umbra on printers
Inkjet? Laser? What’s an eco-conscious person to use when hard copy is a necessity? Ask Umbra spells it out for you.
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Concentrated solar power plants are all wet
Concentrating solar has promised big additions to renewable energy production with the additional benefit of energy storage -- but there's a catch.
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Environmentalists need to care about abortion [VIDEO]
You can't have a sustainable society if women are having children they don't want. This video from the Guttmacher Institute looks at who's having abortions in America.
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As summer temperatures rise, so does deadly coal pollution
Coal-fired power plants are a huge source of air pollution, which poses an immediate threat to health on hot summer days when smog levels are highest.
