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Enviros and climate scientists continue their fight over nuclear power
More than 300 green groups release a letter saying no to nuclear, and climate scientist Ken Caldeira defends his reluctant support for the technology.
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Maine’s governor signs GMO-labeling law
Maine is now the second state to mandate the labeling of foods containing GMOs, but the law will only take effect if other states follow its lead.
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EPA will let frackers keep on dumping chemicals into the sea
A new rule will just require the companies to tell the government which chemicals they're dumping.
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Pesticide in frozen food sickens hundreds in Japan
Perhaps 1,000 people in Japan have been sickened by insecticide-laced foods, and more than 6 million packages of frozen food have been recalled.
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Wind power kept the heaters working in Texas
Foul weather knocked some fossil-fuel power plants offline in Texas, leaving wind energy to save the day.
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Wind power boom could see British factories operating at night
The national electrical grid might start paying factories to operate through the night when wind power is ample but electricity demand is normally low.
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Washington coal export project dumped by Goldman Sachs
Wall Street is not so hot on coal anymore, and that means plans to build the West Coast's biggest coal export terminal are now on the rocks.
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Why Canada sucks on climate change
The old liberal refrain of "I'm moving to Canada!" makes less sense now that our neighbor to the north is just as bad as the U.S. on climate and energy issues.
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Court battle could force New Jersey to resume carbon trading
Enviros are trying to push the state back into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative cap-and-trade program, despite opposition from Gov. Chris Christie.
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This is the first public library without any books
The all-digital books at this library may save trees, but they're not very compostable.
