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California moves to set up auction market for green energy

California licensed the first U.S. large-scale solar thermal power plant in two decades, and it's building three big solar farms in the Mojave Desert

Swapping health care for people to get health care for forests

If we want carbon-sequestering forests to be the picture of health, perhaps we've been barking up the wrong tree. A nonprofit and a health insurance provider have an idea that may help keep the forest for the trees.

Posters from the past that can guide us in the future [SLIDESHOW]

All of the things that greens talk about were a necessity 70 years ago during World War II. Where today we see websites, then they did posters.

Three mobile vendors that are 'Feeding the City' one quick, guilt-free snack at a time

The Bay Area's Primo's Parilla and Let's Be Frank, along with People's Pops of New York, are making tasty, mid-priced food from quality ingredients.

Walmart, Tyson recall 380,000 pounds of tainted 'deli meats'

Walmart transforms Tyson's meat into millions of "Marketside Grab and Go sandwiches." And somehow they're carrying a bad, bad bug called Listeria.

The Climate Post: Primaries move GOP to the right (on climate)

Read about the GOP primary results, new sources of green energy, upcoming climate change impacts, Dilbert, and more.

Does anyone take science seriously?

Politicians ignore them. Journalists distort what they say. No wonder scientists complain about getting no respect.

Why environmentalists should love universal voter registration

Election season is upon us! This year has been distinguished by the sheer number of crackpots running for office, as well as the number of people with yachts trying to ‘self-finance a campaign’ or ‘purchase’ a political post. One of the few upsides of races so far has been skepticism of political candidates who were […]

Midwestern wine makers have it tough — but neighbors can make it tougher

In 1999, there were three grape vineyards in Iowa. Now there are 230. But each could be wiped out by a commonly applied pesticide called 2, 4-D.

Progress in California's renewable wholesale distributed generation market

Southern California Edison (SCE), one of the state’s largest utilities, has had a voluntary Renewable Standard Offer Program for the past several years. It’s a fixed-price offer to buy wholesale renewable energy from systems under 20 MW in size, with the price set at the the cost of new natural gas generation. In 2009, SCE […]