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Colorado’s fracking regulators aren’t regulating
People who reported fracking-related complaints to the authorities were frustrated by the lack of response, researchers found.
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In just 15 years, wind could provide a fifth of the world’s electricity
The coming global boom in wind power will be driven largely by China's rebounding wind energy market.
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Are enviros smart to back Republican Susan Collins?
The Democrat in the Maine Senate race is the greener candidate, but environmental groups are still supporting Collins.
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Attack ads from green groups feature the Kochs as much as the climate
Watch some of the ads that hit Republican candidates for being beholden to wealthy polluters.
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We were promised methane regulations! Where are our methane regulations?!
The U.S. oil-and-gas boom is dumping oodles of methane into the atmosphere, and so far, the feds haven't gotten meaningful regulations together.
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These conservatives make the case for vibrant cities. Most of their friends ignore them.
A few conservative intellectuals are speaking out against sprawl, and for denser "new urbanist" development. Sadly, their arguments will never gain traction.
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Clean energy advocates need to speak up if they want black lawmakers to hear them
Why are some African-American lawmakers taking their cues from the fossil-fuel industry? They're not getting the other side of the story.
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Now congressional Republicans are digging through scientists’ grant proposals
Rep. Lamar Smith has launched an aggressive campaign against what he sees as misguided money management at the National Science Foundation.
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Instead of trying to feed the world, we should be ending poverty
Relieving poverty is the single most important step we could take toward reducing hunger -- and way more effective than boosting crop yields.
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Republican scandal-mongering is now a perpetual motion machine
The congressional investigation into EPA-NRDC "collusion" is a sad sign that the Republican scandal machine no longer needs any fuel to keep running.
