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The Climate Post: So really, how will we get to a post-carbon future?

Is the United States going about its energy policy "planlessly"? Did Obama's State of the Union address teach us anything new about his plans?

Taco Bell says, 'Thank you for suing us'

The fast food chain, victim of a class-action lawsuit claiming that its taco beef is only 35 percent actual beef, has released a very polite new ad.

Is it hot in here? Or is the climate changing?

What?s one way to convert climate change skeptics? By turning up the thermostat and making them sweat.

Race to innovate the clean energy future heats up after the president’s address

President Barack Obama, in his annual State of the Union address called for new economic growth based on clean energy and innovation. The president proposed obtaining 80 percent of America’s electricity from clean energy sources by 2035. Other countries are seeing the benefits and reaping the rewards of making smart investments in the clean energy […]

Paul LePage, new Maine guv, takes aim at the environment

This week, Paul LePage made the leap from abrasive style to corrosive substance, proposing a dramatic rollback of Maine's environmental protections.

Farmworkers are climbing up the organic food chain

A number of migrant workers are no longer making pennies per bucket picked but working for themselves, running CSAs, and bringing new blood into American farming.

Telecommuting might save your butt, but will it save the planet?

Marketplace says that telecommuting may not be as environmentally friendly as advertised. It saves carbon by avoiding cars, but wastes it on home heating.

California congressman: Highways are constitutionally mandated, bike paths not a federal concern

Rep. Duncan Hunter says, "I don't think biking should fall under the federal purview of what the Transportation Committee is there for."

For the last time: no, clean energy is not a substitute for climate change

I was going to let this go after my last post, but it keeps coming up in email and on Twitter: "Obama talked about clean energy. Isn't that equivalent to and/or a substitute for talking about climate change?" And the Inventioneers are writing characteristically smug posts congratulating themselves for winning the future. So it looks like I need to take one more run at this.

A mid-winter Midwestern vegetarian feast [VIDEO]

When someone says "local food," "Minnesota," and "January," what's the first food group that springs to your mind? Well, a variety of root vegetables, a couple of grains, and a little creativity can make you forget meat altogether.