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Cuomo punts NY fracking decision. Hollywood wins again!
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has delayed a decision on fracking. Was he influenced by his celebrity friends, or by 20,000 anti-fracking activists in the state?
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Three climate and energy debate questions for Mitt Romney and Barack Obama
Given how relevant our energy future and response to climate change are to the economy, here are some questions we'd love to hear asked in Wednesday's domestic-policy debate.
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Finland aims to be coal-free by 2025
At that rate, the United States could be coal-free in just shy of 3,000 years.
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Everything you need to know about where Obama and Romney stand on energy policy
The presidential candidates' energy agendas couldn't be more different. Here's a side-by-side comparison.
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Obama blocks sale of Oregon wind farms to Chinese company
The proposed deal near a naval facility is the first of its type to be stopped by the federal government since 1990.
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Support for fracking regulation drops even as Wyoming finds new groundwater pollution
The natural gas industry's marketing and PR push is starting to pay off.
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California’s governor signs a slew of new renewable energy bills
California seems like a pretty cool state, sometimes.
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USDA OKs tofu as a meat substitute in school lunches
Which will do nothing to quell the right's fury over the new school lunch standards.
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In an era of post-truth politics, credibility is like a rainbow
Andrew Sullivan thinks Obama has earned "conservative credibility," but he's making a common mistake of post-truth politics.
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Domestic oil production reaches a 15-year high
Republicans may complain that Obama hates oil, but under his watch, U.S. oil production has hit its highest weekly level since 1997.