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Japan and Europe have wonderful train systems. Why can’t we?U.S. policy cho-cho-chooses automobile and plane infrastructure over a robust rail system.
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Is nuclear power really that expensive?
Here’s why smart people fight over this.
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I’m thinking about buying an electric car. Should you?Here's the Grist video guide to electric car consideration
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Congressional Republicans attack another job-creating American company
In their quest to find the next next next next next Solyndra, congressional Republicans are now attacking thriving, growing American clean-energy projects.
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Fight poverty. End fossil fuel subsidies
Our leaders in Rio must agree to stop propping up polluting industries, and instead invest in the kind of green economy that creates a pathway out of poverty.
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Bus-ted: Romney takes anti-clean energy stance to six states with 418k green jobs
Mitt Romney begins a bus tour today across six states where green jobs are far from illusory.
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Crowdsourced solar gets a nod — and a check — from the Department of Energy
Oakland's Solar Mosaic received a grant of up to $2 million to bring it's crowdsourced solar installation model to scale.
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Clean energy investments climb, along with Big Oil’s blood pressure
OK, well maybe they're not overly worried just yet. But the investment trend – particularly in the United States – is encouraging.
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Romney implies Colorado has no green jobs, even though the state has over 70,000
In a speech in Colorado, Mitt Romney asked where the state's promised clean energy jobs were. Actually, Colorado has over 70,000 green jobs.
