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Very Cold War: China and the West rush to tap the thawed Arctic
Arctic states and international powerhouses are in the early stages of a new struggle to extract resources from way up north.
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New Romney ad features miners forced to attend pro-Romney rally — without pay
The miners, employed by a subsidiary of Murray Energy, attended the required rally at the cost of a day's pay. But Romney used them in his ad anyway.
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Michigan’s Jennifer Granholm plugs fuel economy, Chevy Volt
The former governor of Michigan talks to Grist's Amanda Little about the auto-industry rescue, Detroit's move toward cleaner cars, and that doozy of a convention speech.
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Starbucks steps up for wind energy; Congress yawns
In a letter co-signed with 18 other companies, the coffee giant calls for keeping the wind production tax credit.
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Every Alaskan will receive $878 from the state this year, including opponents of socialism
The state's Permanent Fund ensures that government-owned oil and gas benefit every citizen.
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TransCanada’s push to build Keystone runs into Native American objections
The Canadian firm's efforts to build the southern extension of Keystone means that it needs to work with Oklahoma's sovereign tribes.
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Jill Stein wants to #Occupy the White House
The Green Party presidential candidate braves cops to stump on the People's Mic at Occupy Wall Street's first birthday bash.
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Shell gives up on Arctic drilling (until next year)
Don't worry, America. Shell will try again next year.
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Gus Speth: ‘Ultimate insider’ goes radical
In a new manifesto, an environmental statesman describes what it will take to rip out the roots of our unsustainable system and replace it with something better. Hint: It won't be easy.
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L.A.’s Villaraigosa, self-proclaimed ‘greenest mayor’ in America, talks election, climate, and bikes
Antonio Villaraigosa calls L.A. the cleantech capitol of the U.S. Whether that's true or not, he does have a lot of green accomplishments, and he tells Grist's Amanda Little all about them.
