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EPA swats away controversy over bee-killing pesticide
Echoing Bayer, the EPA has issued a limp response to the brouhaha over its approval of clothianidin, Bayer's blockbuster and potentially bee-killing pesticide. The agency still has a lot of hard questions to answer.
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Clean Air standards coming for America's biggest carbon polluters
In a big step forward, the EPA announced today a two-year plan to set clean air standards for power plants and oil refineries.
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The outlook dimmed for coal in 2010
2010 was a rough year for the coal industry, as dozens of proposed new coal plants were taken off the drawing board and utilities announced the retirement of 12,000 megawatts of coal plants.
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Top five climate and weather events of 2010 [VIDEO]
Climate Central's Heidi Cullen counts down the five biggest climate and weather related events of 2010.
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Beijing's booming car ownership creates traffic nightmare
The Chinese government has made it easy for people to buy and drive cars. Now, the nation's capital city is choking on them.
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On David Owen and William Jevons
David Owen's latest piece in The New Yorker has attracted much attention and rekindled interest in William Jevons and his paradox, and much ink has been spilled in support of and opposition to the article. Amidst the discussion, I'm struck that two rather obvious points haven't been made: Jevons' arguments wouldn't pass muster in any discipline other than economics, and Owen's arguments fail basic principles of logic.
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California launches compromise small-scale renewable auction
The California Public Utility Commission launched its Renewable Auction Mechanism last week, to spur more development in renewable energy projects.
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Greening up your shiny new iPhone with endangered species ringtones
Download an endangered species ringtone and make every call a cry for help from a Gunnison's prairie dog, a Mexican gray wolf, or a California condor.
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Brother, can you spare a fridge?
Just in time for the holiday cooking marathon, my spare side-by-side refrigerator conked out. Here's why I won't be replacing it.
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Food safety bill passes House, skates to prez's desk at last
After months of being hopelessly embroiled in Senate dysfunction, the Food Safety Modernization Act has triumphed in the House. Again. This time, it will go to Obama's desk and be signed into law.
