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Villains who poisoned W. Va. drinking water could end up behind bars
Indictments have come down for execs at the coal-"cleaning" company that contaminated the drinking water of 300,000 people.
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![U.S. President Barack Obama answers a question about the administration's new policy on Cuba after his end of the year press conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, December 19, 2014.]()
![U.S. President Barack Obama answers a question about the administration's new policy on Cuba after his end of the year press conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, December 19, 2014.]()
Obama sounds like he’s about to reject the Keystone pipeline
The president said surprisingly smart -- and skeptical -- things about the proposed pipeline at a news conference on Friday.
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Is China’s demand for coal going to keep rising? Don’t bet on it
A report from the International Energy Agency suggests that demand will grow steadily for years. There are lots of good reasons to believe that's wrong.
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Dutch weedburgers won’t get you high, but they could save the planet
Sadly, these sliders are made of that other kind of weed: seaweed.
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You say mayo, I say mayonnaise, let’s call the lawsuit off
What's in a name? Unilever, maker of Hellmann's, drops its lawsuit against the maker of an alternative, dairy-free mayo.
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3 more reasons Seattle is stuck in a fustercluck
Seattle's ongoing transportation fiasco could not be contained in a single post.
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Walking is so hard insurance companies will pay us to do it now
OK, the intentions are good. But really, America?
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Cuomo bans fracking in NY and questions climate science all in one day
The governor said the public health risks from fracking were too big -- and then he said talking about climate science is "political."
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Your electric vehicle might not be as green as you think it is
If you get your power from coal, an EV actually causes more environmental and health damage than a gas-powered car. But as we shift to cleaner energy, EVs make more sense.
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The very first thing the new Republican Senate will do is try to push through Keystone
Mitch McConnell, incoming Senate majority leader, just can’t wait to get his colleagues to vote “yes” on the controversial tar-sands pipeline.
