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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.
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The nine things you need to know about Obama’s new climate rules
So what's the deal with these EPA power plant regulations everyone is talking about? Here's what you need to know.
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Cow causes oily spill; energy companies ruminate over whether to cow-proof facilities
A cow in North Dakota rubbed up against a tank valve, probably while scratching an itch, and triggered a spill of natural gas condensate.
