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Could this lawsuit force Obama to fix his ridiculous coal-leasing program?
The feds are still letting coal companies mine on public land at far below market rates, contrary to the goals of the president's own climate plan.
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A plan to get solar headed in the right direction — literally
It’s OK to discriminate on orientation when it comes to solar panels. West is best.
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Cheap gasoline summons the dread SUV from its jumbo grave
SUVs never had much on their cheaper, more efficient, safer compact-car competitors. But every time the price of fuel drops, the zombies return.
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Whatever, Tesla, this guy just invented a real flying car
The Terrafugia Transition will go down in history as the first ever commercially available flying car AND the worst name ever given to a product of any sort.
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Why aren’t we all driving hydrogen fuel cell cars?
A reader wonders when hydrogen-powered vehicles will rule the road. Umbra takes a look under the hood.
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Long-weekend pastime: Look for oil-by-rail disasters near you
ProPublica's interactive 50-state map is the best tour guide yet for this increasingly common hazard of North America's energy boom.
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A Kenyan kid turns his friends’ poop into clean energy
Leroy Mwasaru and his team tackled shoddy sanitation with a bioreactor that produces cooking fuel from so-called waste.
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Here’s what you need to know about Obama’s new rules on ozone and smog
You can be thankful that the air you breathe will soon be a little cleaner. And if we all push the EPA, it might get even cleaner still.
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The newest benefits perk: Cheap solar power for your home
Corporate giants like 3M, Cisco, and Kimberley-Clark are removing barriers to solar power by offering it as an employee benefit.
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Cheap gas will make Thanksgiving traffic even worse this year
Cheap gas is not a good thing for the climate -- or for pre-Thanksgiving gridlock.
