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What will it take to get electricity to the world’s poor?
What's the most promising way to extend electricity to those who now lack it? Is it top-down, extending the centralized grid and building large power plants? Or is it bottom-up, with distributed energy?
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The craziest things Republican candidates have said about climate change in one video
Can the GOP's 2014 candidates give a straight answer on climate change? It appears not.
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A Keystone XL activist gets his day in court
The good news is Alec Johnson got off with a small fine. The bad news is he didn't get to say a peep about why he performed his act of civil disobedience.
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Environmentalists don’t like Europe’s new climate plan. Can Obama do better?
Oxfam and Greenpeace call out the new E.U. targets for being too low and unenforceable.
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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.
