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Conspiracy of the day: American nonprofits oppose Canadian tar sands
Why on Earth would Americans care about environmental harm occurring in Canada? Obviously because they're up to something.
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North Dakota’s fossil fuel boom: Messy
A report from ProPublica reveals that the state's booming economy has resulted in tens of thousands of gallons of spilled oil and wastewater.
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What’s really funny: Taking the oil industry’s word on its job creation
If you've seen the video lampooning what counts as a green job, consider this: what does the industry count in its job numbers? They'll never tell.
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Fakey McFakerson: Mini oil rig causes massive booze spill at Shell execs’ party
IMPORTANT UPDATE: This smelled kinda like oil-soaked fish to us (and a lot of the internet), so I called Shell, and a spokesperson told me in no uncertain terms, “I can confirm that this was not a Shell event.” You may still want to watch the video, but view it as a delightful exercise in […]
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Thieves steal grease; slip away
A rash of grease thefts means only two things: the biofuel industry is here to stay, and The Simpsons is awfully prescient.
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‘Secret’ talks will fix budget — right after the election
But there is good news: Delaware's junior senator wants to include discussion of an intricate system for indirectly funding renewables!
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BP’s Glenn Beck strategy for maybe saving a few million dollars
Two scientists hired by the petroleum giant turn over personal emails, replaying an all-too-common scenario in a data-rich world.
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Meet renewable energy’s new ally
Let’s get the boring stuff out of the way up front. The renewable energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) is an incentive provided to energy producers equal to 2.2 cents per kilowatt-hour, adjusted annually for inflation. If you generate electricity using a renewable system — geothermal, wind, solar, etc. — you’re eligible. For now, anyway. The […]
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A solar-powered cell phone charging station inspired by Occupy Wall Street
Tommy Mitchell wasn’t an Occupier, but when he visited Occupy Wall Street, he found out that OWSers were charging their cell phones at a hot dog vendor’s gas-guzzling generator, The New York Times reports. “I was like, ‘Well that’s awful,’” he said. That’s when he began thinking about inventing a device that could harness renewable […]