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Obama, Gates, and Gore come out against Prop 23 as No forces widen lead
This week, Barack Obama and Al Gore came out against California's Prop 23, Bill Gates wrote a fat check, and the No position is ahead in the polls.
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Minnesota governor's race: Dayton vs. Horner vs. Emmer
What's at stake in the Minnesota governor's race? Quite a bit for the future of energy and transportation in the state.
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One out of seven Tea Partiers see global warming as problem
And a majority don't think it will ever have a serious impact on the planet. Plus, a drought in the South and paper-thin solar cells.
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We’re tearing this highway down, Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood says
It's one thing to talk about designing for people instead of cars, and another thing make good on that pledge by tearing tear down elevated highways.
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A buzzworthy new documentary
What's killing all the bees? Colony -- No Bees. No Honey. No Work. No Money. goes deep into the buzzing hive of the anxious beekeepers themselves to find out what they'll do if no one finds out the answer.
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Roll up your sleeves, get out on the street, and make a Better Block
A model for DIY street improvement comes out of Dallas, even capturing the imagination of Long Island's favorite son -- Billy Joel.
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Turning old industrial plants into clean energy economic zones in Shanghai, China
A group from the NRDC just visited Shanghai, China to discuss helping turn an old iron and steel alloy plant into a new clean energy development zone.
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Why Monsanto is paying farmers to spray its rivals' herbicides
Monsanto's ongoing humiliation proceeds apace -- and no, we're not referring to the seed and chemical giant's triumph in our recent "Villains of Food" poll.
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Distributed, small-scale solar competes with large-scale PV
Distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) proponents have recognized that solar has economies of scale -- larger installations generally have lower installed costs per watt of peak capacity. But new data suggests that these economies are significantly smaller than previously believed. This is good news for solar and great news for the renewable energy movement.
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Introducing ‘climate hawks’
On Monday I asked, "What should we call people who care about climate change and clean energy?" A fantastic discussion ensued, up to 226 comments and counting. I've read all your feedback and given the matter quite a bit of thought. At long last I've settled on something I'm happy with, though of course I'm just Some Blogger and who cares what I think. Without further ado, the winner is ... [drumroll] ...
