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Crazy contraption turns cow poo into clean water, fertilizer, and natural gas (ahem)
A single cow produces 10,000 gallons of poop each year. That's a whole lotta Kool-Aid!
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This is how little it costs for states to go renewable
Renewable electricity standards are not expensive to implement, a new study finds.
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Ask Umbra: What’s the most efficient way to heat and cool my house?
A reader is blowing hot and cold about HVAC systems. Umbra urges him not to vent.
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How much cleaner will Obama’s climate rules make your state?
They're all getting greener, but the math is a little complicated.
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Wave energy finally gets its day in the water off the Oregon coast
Reader be warned: While this story may seem swell, it is full -- not just half full, but FULL -- of watery clichés.
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Chicago area off the hook from climate lawsuits
An insurance company had sued Chicago-area municipalities for failing to prepare for climate change and flooding, but those suits have now been dropped.
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Conservatives and coal industry are rallying troops against Obama’s climate rules
The right will attack the EPA's power-plant proposal from every possible angle.
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Even Republican voters support Obama’s new climate rule
A new poll finds that 63 percent of Republicans think the federal government should limit CO2 emissions from existing power plants.
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Those cheap Chinese solar panels have a dirty little secret
Turns out that if you power your solar cell factories with dirty coal plants, it kinda defeats the purpose.
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This pedal-powered wienermobile puts the joy in your morning commute
The velomobile is fast enough to keep up with traffic, and bonus, it's shaped like a big yellow penis.