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Sequestration would be bad news for clean energy and a clean environment
Under looming mandatory budget cuts, polluters would win, you would lose, and Mother Earth would cop yet another blow.
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Northern California sees driest winter on record
Back in December, the state was drenched. Two months later, it's drier than ever.
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Piranha cover-up in South Carolina
State officials tried to hide scientists' warnings about the dangers of climate change, including a potential invasion of piranhas.
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Can we afford to give a $40 billion gift to oil companies?
BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and pals have been pumping millions of barrels of oil from the Gulf of Mexico without paying a dime in royalties.
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Inside the military’s clean-energy revolution
Damn the deniers, the doubters, and the do-nothing Congress. The Pentagon is moving full green ahead.
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Climate change could kill big U.S. reservoirs
Lake Mead and Lake Powell could be toast as the climate gets hotter and water gets scarcer, according to a new study.
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Keystone scolds should let activists be activists
The climate change effort involves both negative and positive aspects -- protesting the status quo and building sustainable alternatives. Where does activism fit in?
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Blazing tires will no longer power Illinois homes
A company that burned tires to produce dirty electricity in Illinois has agreed to shutter its facility following civil rights complaints.
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Sanders Moore hopes sunny New Mexico gets enchanted with solar
This young activist is fighting to harness the power of the sun in one of the sunniest states in the nation. Fail, she says, and it could be shutters for New Mexico’s famous chile.
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After Sandy, scientists hunt for sewage in New York City’s harbors
Researchers are heading out to sea for a forensic look at the storm’s impacts.