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Blame industrial ag for those monarch butterfly declines
Why are the monarchs abdicating? More evidence points to the weed-killing pesticides that wipe out the butterflies' favorite food.
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Is a greener oil industry possible? David Poritz thinks so
The founder of Equitable Origin wants to create green, fair-trade certification for the oil industry.
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Mmmm! Doughnuts. Not-mmmm: Palm oil
Big doughnut chains use big amounts of palm oil, and they still haven't signed on to rainforest-protecting agreements
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Here’s how enviros plan to push for stronger EPA climate rules
The Sierra Club and NRDC will encourage supporters to submit positive public comments, while Greenpeace and 350.org don't have big plans to help.
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The next front in the GMO war: Synthetic biology
A new wrinkle in bioscience could help save rainforests. Or maybe not. Let's not shut down the debate before we even have it.
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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.
