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Why do Virginians want to drill off their own coast?
After Deepwater Horizon, you might think people wouldn't want offshore rigs anywhere nearby. But Virginians, like other Americans, hold contradictory views on energy issues.
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Northern Gateway tar-sands pipeline gets crucial government blessing
Enbridge's proposal to pipe oil from Alberta to Canada's west coast got an OK from a key national panel, but plenty of other hurdles remain.
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Iceland’s cars could soon run on volcano power
Iceland is sitting atop a bubbling pool of geothermal energy.
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Big food companies want to call GMO foods “natural”
Environmentalists and food safety advocates, as you might expect, are not fans of the idea.
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Bankrupt fracking firm suing New York governor to end moratorium
Norse Energy sucks at its core business of drilling for oil and gas, so it's taken to suing officials and governments who've limited fracking.
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BP engineer found guilty of obstructing justice
The engineer deleted text messages that showed BP was understating the size of the Deepwater Horizon spill.
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Not just bad for bees: Neonic pesticides could damage babies’ brains
Two neonicotinoid pesticides that are frequently found on American produce could cause learning and memory problems in humans, European scientists warn.
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Rebel smell: In the Deep South, dirty energy and disenfranchisement go hand in hand
The states with the dirtiest energy just happen to be where they do people of color the dirtiest. Can clean energy help fix that?
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Maine city gives tar-sands oil the finger
South Portland has imposed a six-month moratorium on shipping tar-sands oil through its port, and is now looking at a permanent ban.
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You could light your whole house with boiled potatoes
The big trick, as a team of researchers discovered a few years ago, is boiling the potato.