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Obama calls NFL Eagles owner about clean energy (oh yeah, and Michael Vick)
Did Obama call Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeff Lurie to praise his decision to let Michael Vick return to the team ... or to discuss clean energy?
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Farmer-scientist group wants to 'hack society' through open-source technology
The Open Source Ecology team's ambitious first project is the Global Village Construction Set -- a sort of life-size Erector set of the most essential machines for building a "small civilization with modern-day comforts."
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Understanding the optimistic view embraced by 'Climatopolis'
I thank Joe Romm for his constructive suggestions about my book, "Climatopolis." But in no way do his points affect the book's core logic.
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Upton argues Obama plans to destroy America in the name of global warming
Incoming energy chair Fred Upton has shifted to oppose not only cap-and-trade legislation but any form of limits on climate pollution whatsoever.
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Jerry Brown to live in walkable neighborhood for his new stint as California governor
California's new governor is getting some urbanist love for his choice of dwelling.
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Native American group sues to block California's big solar projects
If 2010 was the year of big solar projects, 2011 is shaping up to be the year of big solar litigation. A Native American group has sued to block construction of six huge solar thermal power plants.
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Mushrooms in the Minnesota winter [VIDEO]
Learn how oyster mushrooms are grown and how to make a delicious terrine out of them -- all while you ponder the local-versus-sustainable question.
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IBM heads to Rio with its Smarter Cities program
IBM has partnered with Rio de Janeiro to create an operations center that will give the Brazilian city's emergency-management team access to a vast array of data.
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Cups made of Jell-O are the unnecessary product du jour
Today in why-is-this-thing-real news, we have party cups made of Jell-O.
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'Climatopolis' by Matthew Kahn is not a good book
Climatopolis has a deeply flawed main thesis. The author just doesn't know what he's talking about because he hasn't done his homework.
