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Energy companies in Texas are setting money on fire
How can natural gas be a "bridge fuel" if its low price means drillers would rather burn it than sell it? Here's an illustrative case.
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Palo Alto’s utility now provides guilt-free electricity
The Palo Alto municipal utility is carbon neutral.
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Europe’s power plants are going the way of the dinosaurs
Solar power and battery capacity will drive old-fashioned utilities in Europe to extinction, starting in 2020, according to a new report.
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Kauai’s on-again, off-again GMO regulations are off again
A judge throws out the Hawaiian island's attempt to restrict the use of pesticides on GMO crops -- but the fight is likely to continue.
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Europe is burning our forests for “renewable” energy. Wait, what?
The European Union decided that burning wood to generate electricity was good for the climate. WRONG.
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Everyone’s talking about the Ferguson looters. Let’s shame the polluters, too
After the tear gas clears, residents will be left with the air pollution that’s been clouding the St. Louis metro region for decades.
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How a Koch brother is combating climate change at a coal mine
What do Bill Koch, the Aspen Skiing Company, and environmentalists all have in common? We visited a coal mine in Colorado to find out.
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EPA, community activists put toxic oil refineries in a headlock
Thanks to a lawsuit brought by environmental justice activists, the feds are about to crack down on the chemical stew these plants dump into the air.
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What’s the best way to dispose of an old car battery?
A reader's battery has shuffled off this mortal coil. Umbra says Mexican recycling plants make calamity of so long a life.
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See-through solar cells could turn your windows into power stations
Even Harry Potter would be impressed.
