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Don't screw up natural gas
Washington should focus first on policies that will deter capital-intensive investment in long-lived sources of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Plastic bag rap urges people to jump on the ban-wagon [VIDEO]
Plastic, it's the "fossil product all your crap's made of," and its ubiquity is the motivation for this Jay-Z parody aimed at giving plastic bags a bad rap. Watch the video and let us know if you like the way they work it.
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Applying the lessons of Copenhagen in Cancun
In preparing for the upcoming climate talks in Cancun less than two weeks away, I can't help but look back at where things were a year ago.
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Tech will solve the climate crisis faster than laws
Emphasizing technological innovation would render moot the debate about technology-first versus technology-only.
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Why tax credits make lousy renewable energy policy
The cash grant program is set to end this year, but solar and wind advocates hope it will be extended, for good reason. Tax credits make dumb policy.
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The other good thing about fighting climate change
Best fringe benefit of curbing emissions? A stronger economy says Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune.
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Time for climate hawks to take to the hills?
It's time climate hawks heeded the lesson America's revolutionaries learned after they took a few drubbings at the hands of the British Redcoats.
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Anatomy of a greenwash [VIDEO]
The good folks at Funny or Die have new video skewering Chevron's cynical "We agree" ad campaign.
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The population challenge up close and personal
Ethiopia has one of the world's highest fertility rates -- 5.4 births per woman -- but also a pioneering program that's spreading family planning.
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Understanding the smart meter backlash
The California revolt over smart grids says plenty about the importance of psychology in energy tech. And while protests over radiation and cost ripoffs may be debunk-able, privacy concerns aren't going away quickly.
