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What’s cooler than an electric Fonzie? Nothing. Nothing is cooler than an electric Fonzie
Would the Fonz drive one of these bad boys? Oh yes he would. And they're coming soon to a street near you.
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More oil spills ahead for Puget Sound?
Three proposed fossil fuel projects aim to boost coal and oil exports out of the Pacific Northwest, which would raise the risk of oil spills.
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Could a bullet train take you from the U.S. to China to Europe?
China wants to build a high-speed rail network that could ferry passengers from the U.S. to Beijing in two days, and onward from there.
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Do coal companies have more rights than voters?
A coal company in St. Louis doesn't want to wage a ballot battle over its lucrative tax breaks -- so it sued to get the measure thrown out.
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When China became the world’s workshop, it inherited the world’s air pollution, too
A visit to Beijing, and its notorious blanket of smog, brings a flashback to the U.S. industrial heartland in its heyday.
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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.