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Thousands of birds are igniting mid-air. What’s solar got to do with it?
The world's largest solar thermal power plant is under fire for its potentially catastrophic impact on local birds.
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Drillers illegally using diesel fuel to frack, report says
An analysis by an environmental group finds hundreds of cases in which drillers used diesel fuel without obtaining permits and sometimes altered records disclosing they had done so.
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Pittsburgh’s kale-lovers crying after another loss to the frackers
Like many well-intentioned things, an organic farm's fight against a natural gas compressor station failed.
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Why the scientific case against fracking keeps getting stronger
Anthony Ingraffea argues that fugitive methane emissions turn natural gas from a climate benefit into yet another strike against fossil fuels.
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Thanks to drought, panning for gold is gaining popularity in California
There's a new mini Gold Rush as rivers are drying up and prospectors are moving in.
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Your iPhone is about to get (a little) less toxic
The next step in a green direction: Apple will prohibit the use of benzene and n-hexane in final assembly of iPhones and iPads.
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When it comes to roads and rail, we force government to lie to us
California's high-speed rail is only the latest public megaproject to be stuck in the overpromise-overspend cycle -- because we make it hard for officials to be honest.
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Ask Umbra: Is “canned air” bad for the planet?
A reader threatens to use an air duster to clean her office. "Drop the spray can and step away from the computer," says Umbra. "We don't want anyone to get hurt."
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Fracking operations get even closer to drinking water sources than we thought
A new study reports that oil and gas companies frack at much shallower depths than they want you to know -- and much closer to water you might want to drink some day.
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Tesla is becoming the 800-pound green jobs gorilla
As states vie for the automaker's new battery factory, it is being showered with tax breaks -- and California is even considering waiving environmental rules.
