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Amy’s Kitchen moves to fast food
Will Americans go for vegan, gluten-free fast food?
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2 cool maps that show how wind power is poised to go big — really big
The U.S. Department of Energy has published two new maps that put that our wind-powered future in concrete terms.
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It’s official: California farmers volunteer to give up water
The state has already asked most farmers and residents to cut water use. Now it's turning to the people whose water rights are first in legal line.
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This palm oil company just bulldozed a rainforest
Pressuring a little-known ag corporation is hard, so activists are going after a posh hotel chain that's owned by the same conglomerate.
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Oil spill returns to its ancestral waters near Santa Barbara
Here's a short list of ways the spill could lead to serious legislative change.
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Can cities, businesses, and other new climate actors help bridge the emissions gap?
The U.N. Climate Summit last year elicited dozens of action plans, and some of them could make a real difference, new research finds.
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Railroad safety fact check: Fires and spills are up despite industry claims
The railroad industry says 2014 was its safest year on record -- but a close look at the numbers isn't going to make you feel very safe.
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This wind turbine has no blades — and that’s why it’s better
The Vortex bladeless turbine uses the wind to vibrate instead of spin. That makes it cheaper, quieter, and more reliable than a bladed turbine.
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The developing world is beating the U.S. at clean energy
Developing countries are poised to lead the world on clean energy investment.
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Seattle’s tunneling megamachine is more effed than we thought
Bertha, the tunneling machine drilling beneath downtown Seattle, is falling apart.
