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David Roberts highlights two great ideas from Obama's jobs plan: greening schools and expanding job-sharing.
What if instead of landing him in jail, Tim DeChristopher's bidding was welcomed? What if enviros were allowed to bid for federal land leases?
In budget terms, tax expenditures may look the same as simple government spending, but the political differences are enormously important.
Here's the big innovation that will be accompanying the space shuttle on its final launch this Friday: A zero-energy still that converts urine into a sweet, drinkable liquid. Still want to be an astronaut when you grow up?
The wind production tax credit, a key incentive for new wind energy projects, is set to expire at the end of 2012.
New labor laws could protect children as young as 12 from working, and even dying, in dangerous jobs on industrial farms. But do they go far enough?
A historic house in Ann Arbor generates more energy than it consumes, is located in a walkable neighborhood.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is moving to grant increased protection to areas within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The director of Sweet Crude talks about what it's like to spend time with people who know the true cost of oil. Her film is now out on DVD.
