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Billions of barrels of new reasons to not frack California
Fracking opponents are seizing on news that California shale deposits may contain 96 percent less recoverable oil than previously estimated.
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Here’s what to expect from Obama’s big new climate rules
The Obama administration is on the verge of taking its biggest-ever step to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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Millennials are the new oil barons? Wait, what happened to all of our green inclinations?
If you're a young person starting an oil company because you want to make a lot of money, fine. We clearly don’t have much in common.
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Computer takeover of humanity is ahead of schedule
A venture capital firm specializing in medicine (what else?) has named a computer program to its board of directors.
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Your buddy Nicolas Cage to star in “The Runner,” a film set after the BP oil spill
It’s unclear how large the BP oil spill will loom in the film.
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What all our computers together can tell us about climate change
By hooking up laptops and desktops into a distributing computing network, volunteers can help climate scientists crunch numbers.
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Want a job? Knock on Tesla’s door
Tesla has hired about 3,000 people during the past year, making it the No. 1 auto employer in California. And it's planning to hire 500 more this year.
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San Francisco considers banning exports of coal and petcoke
The city is exploring a proposal to keep "hazardous fossil fuel materials" away from its ports.
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Get ready for a whole new kind of climate change lawsuit
An insurance company is suing Chicago-area municipalities for not doing enough to prepare for climate change–juiced flooding.
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Is the Obama admin leaning toward requiring frackers to disclose the chemicals they use?
In an interview with Grist, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz suggested that frackers might need to be more forthcoming about their chemical cocktails.