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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?
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Smile! Satellites can see your illegal fishing from space
With high-powered surveillance, it may be possible to solve the problem of pirate fishing on the open seas once and for all.
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This organic food company is refusing to pay for employees’ birth control
Just like Hobby Lobby, Eden Foods has sued the Obama administration, claiming its owner's religious rights should trump employees' rights to access contraception.
