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Texas Needs to Lead the Nation Away From Coal
This week’s post was co-written by Jennifer Powis, Sierra Club Senior Regional Representative in Texas. Texas has the worst air quality in the country and it will take a concrete vision to fix it. Unfortunately, state officials keep permitting coal plants instead of take real steps to clean the air. This week the Texas Commission […]
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Fertilizer prices putting manure in the limelight
I never thought I'd see the day when shit -- the bodily kind -- would make headlines the way it is right now. But with phosphorous and potash prices rising, farmers are starting to get a lot more interested in the older sources for fertilizer.
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Hey, Obama: You can't bargain with the climate
There's one place where Barack Obama's reasonable compromises simply won't work. That place is the climate.
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Follow-up on Seattle's proposed deep-bore tunnel
A roundup of basic info on the impending decision to build a huge, car-centric mega-tunnel under downtown Seattle.
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Finding local, sustainable seafood in Minnesota [VIDEO]
Around Minneapolis, fishing is a huge sport and there are trout farms, but there aren't many sources for sustainably caught fish. Among of the exceptions are the few commercial fishermen left on Lake Superior, like Harley Tofte.
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Rent a stranger’s car (or rent out yours) with RelayRides
Think ZipCar minus the communal cars, and you've got RelayRides. You can rent out your vehicle for an hour or find a ride nearby if you're carless.
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Ask Umbra Book Club: What should we do about cats killing birds?
Umbra sparks discussion of her Book Club pick "Freedom" with video of author Jonathan Franzen talking about how to get people to care about the environment.
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New report on state transportation policy shows a long road ahead
The best hope for reforms that would lead to a reduction in carbon emissions from transportation might lie with the states. Emphasis on might.
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Fossil fuel giant is betting on a bright future in solar
National climate change legislation may be dead as global warming skeptics take power in Congress. But if you want to see where some big businesses think the future of energy lies, pay attention to NRG Energy.
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Young farmers need help from the USDA — and the next Farm Bill
The U.S. needs more new farmers, and the USDA says it wants to encourage them. But as the stories of several young farmers show, money and help aren't easy to get.
