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Is there room for the environment at the Occupation?
Solar power comes belatedly to Occupy Wall Street and D.C., but are people making the connection between economic hardships and the health of Earth?
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Solyndra and Keystone XL: A case study of skewed coverage at Politico
Politico has hyped Solyndra as a "scandal" while giving comparably little coverage to the culture of cronyism surrounding Keystone XL approval.
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New interactive report shows how Americans got trapped in their gas-guzzlers
The New America Foundation has a new, sharp report out on what they call "the energy trap." With prices for gas climbing, many Americans want other, better options for getting around, but they have little choice but to keep pouring money into the gas stations. Just check out the map in the first chapter to watch the country go from light pink (less than $300 spent on gas per month per household) to dark red (greater than $400 spent) in one year.
To understand America's abusive relationship with gasoline and cars, NAF interviewed "scores of people" and conducted a sociological survey about gas prices. -
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Keystone pipeline's last defense: Cold, hard cash
With all the facts against them, proponents of the climate-decimating tar-sands pipeline are playing their final hand: big piles of money.
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Dems go after $122 billion in oil subsidies
The supercommittee that's supposed to be killing the country's deficit asked the rest of Congress to submit ideas for places to cut. Thirty-five members of Congress submitted a motion that would do away with oil subsidies worth $122 billion.
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Solar power’s 'nasty little secret' isn’t nasty or secret
A solar insider reveals that "solar panels don't work well." But this ill-timed and inaccurate charge could be just a ploy to boost his own business.
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A positive energy vision for the future, from Amory Lovins
For inspiration on the energy front, RMI's new project, Reinventing Fire, offers an ambitiously positive plan for energy independence.
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Are we in a solar trade war with China?
Concerns about China's support of domestic solar companies have been brewing for years. But they have finally come to a boiling point -- and it's causing some in the solar industry to feel burned.
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Liz Dunn finds silver linings in old buildings
Demolishing neighborhoods is insane, argues urban activist Liz Dunn, when the numbers show that refurbishing existing buildings makes more green sense
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TransCanada threatens to seize land for Keystone XL pipeline
The Keystone XL pipeline hasn't even been approved yet, but that hasn't stopped proud papa TransCanada from starting to decorate its room. The company is already suing landowners who refuse to sell, and is threatening to use eminent domain to seize the land.
