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Rally against mountaintop-removal coal mining in D.C. on Sept. 27
America will gather in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 27, 2010, to demand the abolition of mountaintop-removal (MTR) coal extraction in Appalachia.
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2,000 Indian villages skip fossil fuels, get first electricity from solar
The Indian state of Orissa has decided to electrify an additional 2,000 villages by March 2012 using decentralized solar power.
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Maryland Green Party Senate candidate killed by SUV while cycling
Natasha Pettigrew, a Maryland Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate, died late Monday, two days after a Cadillac Escalade hit her while she was bicycling.
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High-fructose corn syrup and scientific research: an exchange
On the Atlantic website, James McWilliams chastised me for my past coverage of the health effects of high-fructose corn syrup. Here's my response.
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GE plugs into Better Place, Sharp buys California solar developer
General Electric and Sharp just hooked up with two green tech startups: Better Place and Recurrent Energy.
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Bill Clinton: Save America’s economy (and the planet) with clean energy
In a roundtable at the Clinton Global Initiative, Bill Clinton told us his ideas for making the green economy a political and economic reality.
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Philadelphia's urban-farming roots go deep — and are spreading wide
Philly's homegrown ag movement isn't just about getting more local produce into farmers markets. It's focused on farming as a source of jobs and skills for city residents as well as a means to provide them affordable, healthy food.
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It's World Car-Free Day, and that makes some people nervous
World Car-Free Day is today, Sept. 22. It's a relatively modest affair. So why is one right-wing think tank so threatened by it?
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Renewable electricity standard gets one last gasp in the Senate
The once buried Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) is alive again. Well, maybe. It was introduced in the Senate, but there's no guarantee it lives.
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An open letter to Michael Morris, CEO of American Electric Power
An open letter to a utility executive asking him to rethink his opposition to EPA climate regulations.
