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Coal Victories and Challenges
Every week it seems as if there’s coal-related news to celebrate and to challenge us. We celebrated last week’s decision from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Lisa Jackson to veto the water permit for the massive Spruce No. 1 mountaintop removal coal mining site in West Virginia. Administrator Jackson’s brave step stopped a mountaintop […]
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Making iPad music from the New York City subway map
Musician and programmer Alexander Chen wants to turn the New York subway system into a user-driven iPad musical instrument.
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New report quantifies just how much a car commute crushes your soul
The Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University has released its annual Urban Mobility Report, which includes data on how much time, money, and mental health urban-area car commuters lose to congestion every year. Spoiler alert: Car commuting is expensive, crazy-making, and bad for the environment.
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Where the GOP presidential contenders stand on climate [UPDATED]
All of the leading hopefuls for the Republican presidential nomination vociferously oppose cap-and-trade systems. On climate science, there's more variety, ranging from loud denial to quiet acquiescence.
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Walmart vows to use its power for good food, not evil
Walmart has graphically demonstrated the damaging aspects of severe market consolidation in the food industry. If it can now demonstrate a benevolent side to market domination, then I salute it -- and shrug.
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The journeys we take at home
Every day, I hear the same thing from parents of grown children. “Enjoy it while you can, it goes so fast.” With a 3-year old boy, Elias, who consistently wakes up in the middle of the night “needing sumfin” and a 6-year-old girl, Willa, who also wakes up frequently, saying “I just can’t get back […]
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The Climate Post: Hu Jintao's visit prompts soul searching in U.S. energy and climate circles
The amount of material that came out after China President Hu Jintao's visit shows how pivotal energy and climate change are between the US and China
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California solar startup in Greek power plant deal
A U.S. company shows it can compete in the European solar market by landing a deal on the sunny island of Crete.
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House Republicans seek cuts to Energy Star, weatherization, advanced energy research, puppies
The Republicans' Spending Reduction Act would chop funding for Energy Star, transit, organic programs, energy research, and family planning.
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Making cheese from Icelandic sheep [VIDEO]
At Star Thrower Farm, Deborah and Scott Pikovsky raise these cold-hardy animals for their milk, meat, and wool -- and they do it outside, on pasture, all year long.
