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Bill McKibben: Blame Canada!
Bill McKibben has it in for Canada. In a new article in The New Republic, he calls it "one of the earth's most irresponsible nations," admonishes liberals that they need to find a new country to dream of emigrating to, and stops just short of calling Canadians (and Americans, but what else is new) giant hypocrites.
What's pissing McKibben off? Tar sands, of course.
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More radioactive water leaks at Fukushima
Japan's damaged Fukushima plant is now holding oceans of contaminated, radioactive water in its storage tanks, and that water keeps leaking out. Today, the country's Nuclear Industrial Safety Agency said that fifteen tons or so of water had leaked.
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Feds running a high-voltage gravy train for power transmission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gives bonus incentives for outdated and costly systems of energy transmission at the expense of ratepayers.
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Taking sides in the latest natural gas battle
The New York Times has been running a series on natural gas. Here's David Roberts' take on the controversy behind natural gas fracking.
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Value of solar power far exceeds its cost
Solar power has a monetary value as much as 10 times higher than its energy value.
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GE’s ironic new slogan: 'Natural gas. It’s hot stuff.'
Nobody involved with General Electric's ad campaign understands the irony, that natural gas is one of the most potent heat-trapping greenhouse gases.
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Even Republicans and climate skeptics support fuel efficiency and clean energy
Regardless of how they felt about global warming -- from "alarmed" to "dismissive" -- nearly everyone in this 2009 survey supported increased fuel efficiency standards. Even the ones who dismissed the threat of climate change weren't very strongly opposed. What's more, 90 percent of people think clean energy should be a priority for the president, including 85 percent of Republicans. And more than 80 percent support increased funding of renewable energy research.
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Rick Perry is running as the anti-climate-science candidate
If you thought a field full of anti-science blowhards was scary, just wait until you get a load of GOP presidential johnny-come-lately Rick Perry, currently governor of Texas.
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Why selling off the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a good idea
Here's how releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve can lower gas prices and help get the U.S. off of oil.
