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Chevron refinery explosion reminds us that fossil fuels are killers
In the aftermath of the refinery explosion in Richmond, Calif., this week, one nearby resident reflects on how our energy system is deadly -- even when it is working exactly as it should.
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More fracking, more wastewater, more spills
Wastewater injection wells can leak in multiple ways -- injection into the ground being the most risky.
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San Diego is seeing record numbers of weird black jellyfish
This black jellyfish (which looks a no-more-comforting blood red in this lighting, but black in the open water) can grow to the size of a trash can lid, and its sting packs a serious wallop. Normally these guys are a rare sight around the waters of San Diego; before this decade, they were spotted only […]
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July 2012, the hottest month ever, in five charts
Hope you like the color red.
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The U.S. keeps passing more and more renewable energy milestones
More renewables in California, more solar at Walmart, and more wind power everywhere.
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Smart Minnesota public utility smartly votes to shutter coal plant
The increasing cost of coal -- both as a fuel source and as a pollutant -- prompts Rochester's public utility to shut its plant.
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Watch a teenager’s stunning video of the Manila floods
Farbod Kasiri took this video out the window of his 31st-floor apartment, to show his Canadian friend why classes are canceled in the Philippines. Featured: streets like rivers, submerged buses, and cars with only their roofs emerging from the water.
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The hunger wars in our future: Heat, drought, rising food costs, and global unrest
The physical effects of climate change will prove catastrophic. But the social effects -- food riots, state collapse, mass migrations, and conflicts of every sort -- could prove even more disruptive and deadly.
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Gas prices explained by way of a neighborhood barbecue
Why does the price we pay for auto fuel spike and dive so unpredictably? You may find the answer in the burger on your grill.
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Washington comes down with green fever, expected to survive
A new partnership between Defense and Interior, plus an announcement from the White House, means a good day for renewables.
