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Carbon trading is booming in North America, no thanks to U.S. or Canadian governments
California and Quebec are now the most expensive places in the world in which to pump carbon dioxide into the air.
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For the birds (and the bats): 8 ways wind power companies are trying to prevent deadly collisions
Wildlife researchers and industry are collaborating on new technologies and approaches -- some proven, some experimental and even far-fetched.
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Another oil-hauling train explodes, forcing evacuations in North Dakota
No one was hurt, but the disaster drove people from their homes and was "too close for comfort," said the local mayor.
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Is gluten lobotomizing you?
Here's a look at some of the claims behind the gluten-free label. The evidence is wheat thin.
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13 major clean energy breakthroughs of 2013
The rapidly improving technology, declining costs, and increasing accessibility of clean energy is the true bright spot in the march toward a zero-carbon future.
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Thanks to Congress, 2014 will bring uncertainty for the wind industry
The wind PTC has allowed the industry to grow and reduce costs, but now it is expiring. There hasn't been a big fight to extend it into next year. Why?
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The top 13 green stories of 2013: The good, the bad, and the muddled
The environmental news this year was full of ups and downs, twists and turns, and deeply conflicted protagonists.
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The first high-res HD video of Earth from space is amazing and kind of unnerving
Skybox Imaging, which took the video, assures us all that the resolution isn't high enough for them to watch you get undressed.
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20 GMO questions: Animal, vegetable, controversy?
Here's a bullet-point summation of what Nathanael Johnson learned about GMOs in 2013.
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Meet the senator from ExxonMobil who’s taking over the Energy Committee
Mary Landrieu, Democrat from Louisiana, is poised to become chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, where she'll push her pro-oil agenda.
