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Zero-energy house of the future could be lurking in your neighborhood
This place looks pretty ho-hum, right? It's actually a space pod.
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Environmental free-trade deal could help tar-sands producers
The WTO has started talks on a new deal that would facilitate trade in "environmental goods," but its definition of "environmental" is not so good.
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“It’s raining renewable energy loans!” shrieks DOE, racing to the dance floor
The Department of Energy announced a $4 billion loan guarantee program for renewable energy projects, Solyndra be damned.
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Oil companies try to weasel out of California’s cap-and-trade program
Big Oil has convinced some lawmakers to try to delay the inclusion of motor fuels in the state's carbon-trading system. Because it cares about struggling families.
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Um, TransCanada just bought off a town with a firetruck
In exchange for a new rescue truck, the town of Mattawa agreed to not to comment on any of TransCanada's operations for the next five years.
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This fake LEGO ad shows the Arctic drowning in an oil spill
LEGO of our brand loyalty, Shell! Greenpeace made a video to protest the pairing of oil and toys, and to remind us all that the Arctic is in trouble.
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Will the U.S. keep spending taxpayer money on dirty coal plants abroad?
President Obama ordered the U.S. Export-Import Bank to stop funding coal plants, but some members are Congress are trying to undermine that ban.
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Need to charge your phone while herding? There’s an ass for that
Turkish herders found the most obvious solution to keeping their cellphones juiced: solar panels on donkeys.
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In the Colombian rainforest, an experiment in community-driven climate protection
The Tolo River community sells carbon credits to corporations via a United Nations program called REDD. The rewards go far beyond just money.
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GMO labeling initiative heads to the ballot in Oregon
Similar ballot measures have failed in California and Washington. Have the Oregon activists learned from those defeats?