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New Congress may simply starve food-safety bill to death [VIDEO]
Rep. Jack Kingston, the incoming chair of the subcommittee that has jurisdiction over the FDA, doesn't think there's anything unsafe about the nation's food supply.
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Dirty Air Deeds: The People's House is filthy
Today I begin a regular series to highlight recent attempts and harmful actions to weaken protections against air pollution.
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Big Oil pushes expanded offshore drilling without new safeguards
Big Oil continues to lust after huge profits at the expense of the health and welfare of the American people. The leader of the American Petroleum Institute rashly advocated a speedy return to expanded offshore oil drilling last week even before the BP oil spill commission issued its recommendations for additional safeguards for future offshore oil production.
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Why don’t larger solar power markets have lower prices?
This is part of a series on distributed renewable energy posted to Grist. It originally appeared on Energy Self-Reliant States, a resource of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s New Rules Project. Before the holidays we posted a chart illustrating the average cost of solar by state, highlighting Minnesota’s claim to the most expensive solar PV in […]
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Industrial ag once again demanding free pass to crap in your backyard
What do vast polluting chicken factories on the Chesapeake Bay and genetically modified alfalfa have in common? In both cases, industrial agriculture is freely admitting that it needs to trash its neighbors and surrounding ecosystems to thrive.
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Global investment in green energy hit record in 2010
Venture capitalists, corporations, and governments worldwide pouring $243 billion into wind farms, solar power, electric cars, and other technologies.
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Are Australia's floods the revenge of Gaia?
Australia's experiencing record sea surface temperatures, which are associated with heavy rains. But is it climate change? Also: CROCODILES!
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Why a clean energy standard is smart policy and smart politics in 2011
Last year, the Senate stiff-armed every important clean energy idea that crossed its path. Cap and trade. Oil drilling reform. Even a clean energy bank. This was more than a one-year or one Congress set back. It has created a growing perception that energy reform is legislative poison. With fewer clean energy advocates in the […]
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'Superstreets' work smarter, not wider
Is there a way to accommodate a growing population and its continued need to drive without ending up in a scenario where we all live in the median of a 120-lane highway? Researchers at North Carolina State University found that the U-turn-based intersections of "superstreets" allow better traffic flow, fewer accidents, and potentially more pedestrian safety, without expanding the size of the road.
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The danger of a two-year delay in EPA climate rules
A proposal to delay EPA climate rules for two years is being pushed by Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Rep. Shelley Moore Capito. Obama must veto such a bill if it reaches his desk.
