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Horde of jellyfish shuts down nuclear plant

In keeping with the recent trend of wildlife disrupting human activity through sheer numbers, a bunch of jellyfish just shut down a nuclear power station in Scotland. The plant manually shut down operations yesterday because of a "high volume" of jellyfish on its seawater filter screens. (As far as we know, the jellyfish were not […]

Germany Sets the Bar for a Green Energy Future

Today is a historic day in Germany and for green energy world wide. The German Parliament has made a precedent setting move – not only have they set a plan to phase out all nuclear by 2022, but the Parliament has committed to renewable energy like wind and solar as the replacement. The decision will […]

Critical List: New York could approve fracking; animals get stoned

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to open up private land in the state to hydrofracking.

Children living near Fukushima tested positively for radiation exposure.

Want to get all riled up before the weekend? Get your fix of climate skepticism here.

President Obama is writing the climate legacy of his first term now

Al Gore's Rolling Stone essay highlighted criticism of Obama's climate record, but he still has time to improve.

New York City's massive solar opportunity

Solar power on New York City rooftops would provide half the city's peak power and lower residents' electricity bills.

A global ranking of the top 10 resilient cities [SLIDESHOW]

Following up on his list of the 10 U.S. cities that are most forward-thinking on climate change, Boyd Cohen of CO2 Impact goes global. Here, in reverse order, is his ranking of the top 10 cities around the world with the policies and the political will to best face the challenges ahead.

Are renewable portfolio standards worth it?

Renewable portfolio standards may increase ratepayers' electricity bills, but that's a small price to pay for moving toward renewable energy.

Climate models are creating a false sense of security, or at least insufficient terror

A commentary in Nature Geosciences has succeeded in ruining my Thursday by scaring the sh*t out of me. If you value your Thursday peace of mind, you should not read this post.

How wallaby farts could save the atmosphere

Scientists have long known that cows are big contributors to global warming. Livestock produce more than a quarter of the world's global methane emissions every year, and 20 percent of methane emissions in the U.S. It's a side effect of ruminant digestion, and aside from strapping your entire herd into carbon-filter diapers, there's no quick fix -- to cut emissions, you have to carefully manage cattle nutrition so they don't offgas as much. Or so we thought. That was before we discovered wallaby farts. 

Jerry Brown 2.0: friend or foe of farmworkers?

This week Jerry Brown vetoed the Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act, which would have improved working conditions for California farmworkers.