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USA: No. 1 in air conditioning use — but not for long
Air conditioning consumes an enormous amount of power – and is becoming far more popular internationally.
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Blowing in the right direction: Two big wind projects are moving forward
A wind project in Wyoming and another off the coast of New England will help us transition to a future without coal.
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White House has been ‘timid’ on regulating fracking, says former White House lawyer
Jody Freeman argues in The New York Times that the Obama administration "has been timid about calling for a stronger federal role" in regulating fracking.
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Win-win: Ancient fungus that ended coal formation could boost biofuel production
Genomics researchers have stumbled upon an incredible discovery: The same ancestral fungus that ended coal formation millennia ago may now be able to boost bioenergy production.
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Stunning map shows 100 years of earthquake data
This image is the work of data visualizer Josh Nelson, and it represents over 100 years of earthquake data, from 1898 to 2003 — 203,186 quakes that rated 4 or higher on the Richter scale.
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What those extreme temperatures look like on the ground
Roads buckling, farmers fainting, air-conditioners going kaput, and Instagram going down -- all effects of the scorching weather.
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Heat records melting across the U.S.
The summer of the future is here today. Last week, 1,924 high-temperature records in the U.S. were broken or tied.
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Our coal, such a steal! Peabody Energy’s sham auction goes down
While the media focused on the healthcare decision, the federal government just sold a little piece of Wyoming to a private company for a fraction of its worth.
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New York gave fracking companies inside track on regulations
The "stakeholder outreach" reached out to drilling companies -- and no one else.
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Coal plants: Filthy, dangerous, and now a terrible investment!
Ignore the industry's wheezing protestations: The days of affordable coal-fired power are over, and a new Sierra Club report shows how, social and environmental damages aside, new coal plants are just lousy investments.
