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Will frackers cause California’s next big earthquake?
More than half of the wastewater injection wells being used by frackers in the state are within 10 miles of a recently active fault.
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Blacking out America would be a cinch, because there’s not enough distributed solar
America could go dark for up to 18 months if terrorists struck a few key points along the grid. Small-scale solar could make the system more resilient.
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Congress backpedals, restores cut-rate flood insurance for risky homes
Two years ago, Congress yanked subsidies for risky coastal flood-insurance policies. Lawmakers recently gave them back.
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Coal companies get hit where it counts for polluting Appalachian water supplies
The second largest coal producer in the nation just got dinged more than $200 million for habitually breaking clean water laws. That's gotta hurt.
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EPA gives BP a big “welcome back” kiss
The Gulf-wrecking corporation is now free to win federal contracts again, after a 16-month suspension because of the Deepwater Horizon mess.
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Here’s a way to prevent gas explosions and help the climate too
If we invest in upgrading our natural gas pipelines, we can prevent tragedies like the one in Harlem, curb greenhouse gas emissions, and create jobs.
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Snooze control: This self-driving minivan would make your commute so much better
It’s not quite the Jetsons, but this new electric minivan is pretty futuristic.
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Fracking halted at Ohio site following earthquakes
If the quakes are found to have been caused directly by fracking, not by disposal of fracking wastewater, it would be the first such confirmed case.
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Un till: An Iowa farmer finds that less (plow) is more (profit)
Maybe it's contradictory to mix conservation and conventional farming. Or maybe you end up with the agricultural equivalent of a Prius.
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Wanna buy a Tesla in New Jersey? “Fuhgettaboutit,” says Christie
When it’s time to make another sequel to “Who Killed the Electric Car?,” Gov. Chris Christie may get a cameo.
