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New interactive book could explain everything anyone needs to know about energy
The Kickstarter video for The WATT? An Energy 101 Primer does a good job of explaining why, exactly, people should care about energy: Energy is everything. It’s a part of pretty much every aspect of modern life. wherever you live, whatever you do, however you do it. Unfortunately, most people know next to nothing about […]
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Can real-time pricing green the grid? [VIDEO]
To address climate change, don't forget the largest carbon-spewing machine on earth: the U.S. electric grid.
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U.S. coal lobbies frantically to save its doomed-ass self
The U.S. coal industry is going down the crapper, and even Dale Earnhardt Jr. can't save it.
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Coal dependent: Pacific Northwest activists fight new export terminals
Local organizers are building big coalitions to keep the region from becoming a massive transfer station for toxic coal exports.
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BLM announces draft of ‘common sense’ rules for fracking
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) just released a draft [PDF] of its new rules for hydraulic fracturing on public lands. These rules were last revised in 1988, and they’re being updated to deal with the current fracking boom (the BLM says 90 percent of new wells going in on public land are using fracking). […]
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Big Oil dominates political attacks on Obama
Last month, almost 14,000 negative ads focused on energy. Why is energy dominating the right's campaign against Obama?
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How wind power fits into our energy diet
Wind is a critical part of a clean and reliable energy future. But only in moderation, as part of a balanced grid diet.
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It’s almost impossible for Pa. landowners to find out about fracking violations
Fracking companies might be violating drilling rules all over the place, but in Pennsylvania, landowners who leased their property to gas companies likely have no idea. CNN Money reports: That’s because the state agency charged with regulating the wells — the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) — does not have to notify landowners if a […]
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Fighting coal export terminals: It matters
The fate of the U.S. coal industry hinges on its ability to increase exports to China and India. If activists can quash coal export terminals, they can hobble the coal industry.
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Which banks provide the most support for coal?
A new report looks at which of the biggest banks in the country provide the most financial support for the coal industry.