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$5-a-gallon gas can be good for the environment — if we seize the moment
John Hofmeister's prediction that gasoline prices could hit $5 per gallon represents an enormous challenge and an important opportunity.
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Weeds, rock snot, and lionfish: a menu for 'invasivores'
The latest trend in sustainable food? Eating invasive species. Here's your recipe for an invasivore dinner, complete with lionfish, pigeon, and weeds.
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Why Cancun trumped Copenhagen: warmer relations on rising temperatures
During weeks of discussions in Cancun that wrapped up on Dec. 12, the world's governments achieved consensus on a set of substantive steps forward.
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Next Xmas: A 1700 lb. lump of coal for every Washingtonian's stocking?
The global coal industry wants to play the same obsolete, self-serving noise here in the Northwest that the Texas oil companies used in California.
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New year, new idea for climate: the American Clean Energy party
Last year, the U.S. failed to act on climate, and the victory of dozens of Tea Party Republicans in November eliminated any prospect for serious action for at least the next three years. Barring future technological or political miracles, we have now blown by the chance we had to stabilize the planet at 450 parts ppm of CO2. Yet it is not "too late" for action. How can we build a powerful clean energy majority in Washington, a stronger majority than the one that didn't get the job done in 2010?
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Tropicana 'snackifies' drinks with new fruit in a tube
American adults and kids don't eat enough fruit. The solution, according to PepsiCo: Make fruit more fun! And what's more fun than puréed slush that you can squirt straight in your mouth?
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Tar sands ignored in year-end media round-up
The inexorable march of the calendar from one year to the next is always a good time for reflection, and the media always plays along with the rest of us. What was the biggest story of the year in Canada? Well, according to The Calgary Herald, the 10 biggest stories included controversial land deals, debates […]
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Eyes on a Clean Energy Prize
The Zayed Future Energy Prize is $2.2 million equivalent of a Nobel Prize for clean, sustainable energy recognizing individuals, non-profits, and companies that are doing the most to commercialize and distribute renewable energy to replace fossil fuels and cut pollution. There are two remarkable things about this prize – – it is sponsored by an […]
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Cleantech momentum gives reason to be optimistic in 2011
Smart entrepreneurs see the "green" in green, and don't want to miss out on the next big industrial revolution transforming the global economy.
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Wednesday is the vote for Senate reform — call your senator!
On Wednesday, the Senate will decide whether to reform the filibuster. I never say this, but: Call your senator!
