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Global warming work ahead on heels of presidential summit
Chinese President Hu Jintao is in D.C. for a state dinner with President Obama and for a series of meetings over the next three days. They have a lot on their plate (both literally and figuratively), so climate change won’t be the only thing that they discuss. But you can sure bet that it will come up.
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American states can learn much from Ontario's 'buy local' clean energy strategy
The Canadian province of Ontario has launched a clean energy strategy to maximize economic development while reducing pollution.
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Starbucks’ 31-ounce 'Trenta' size won’t fit in your stomach
Starbucks' new 31-ounce "Trenta" size, essentially the Big Gulp of joe, is disturbingly larger than the average human stomach.
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Obama's example of crazy regulation missed the mark
President Obama's op-ed in the Wall Street Journal touted the EPA's deregulation of an artificial sweetener. Here's the back story.
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Ask Umbra on movies to see from the Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Wild and scenic films abounded this past weekend at Nevada City's Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Ask Umbra shares her top films.
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California's solar power increasingly Chinese made
The Chinese are moving quickly to fill the photovoltaic market created by the California Solar Initiative.
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How solar power is keeping America's hired muscle from getting killed in Afghanistan
Long thought to be the sole domain of quiche-eating pantywaists, solar energy has finally picked up some macho cachet -- by saving lives and dollars in Afghanistan.
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Truly sustainable meat eaters choose rabbit [VIDEO]
This week, I visited Marshall Farm, one of the few (if not the only) commercial rabbit producers in Minnesota, where Scott and his family just finished their first year of raising bunnies. Care for a "Sloppy Hoppy"?
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In his Wall Street Journal op-ed, Obama moves to the right on regulation
In today's Wall Street Journal, President Obama embraces a conservative frame for the coming discussion about the role of regulation.
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Smithsonian exhibit connects art to climate advocacy
Rockman's Icons paintings depict symbols of American power and prestige ultimately undone by an abuse of the powers that willed them into reality.
