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China doesn’t want our genetically modified corn
China has rejected a third of America's corn exports this year because they harbored GM varieties not approved for sale in the country.
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The Obama administration is undermining its own plans for carbon capture
New coal power plants will have to capture their CO2, but they'll be able to sell it to oil companies to be pumped down into old wells to increase oil production.
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Fracking opponents win big in Pennsylvania
The state Supreme Court struck down parts of an industry-friendly law and ruled that local governments can regulate the fracking industry.
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Sudsed: The FDA steps down a long road toward banning antibacterial hand soap
Will this happen? We won't know for three years. Would it be a good thing? Yes.
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Right-wingers and dirty energy corporations secretly spending mega-millions on climate denial
Looks like the Koch brothers, ExxonMobil, et al. are now funneling their climate-denier funding through innocuous-sounding foundations.
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California is giving Tesla another huge tax break. Good move
Luxury electric-car maker Tesla is getting a $34.7 billion tax break from California.
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Chicago cracks down on piles of tar-sands waste
After months of citizens complaining about petcoke blowing into their neighborhoods, Mayor Rahm Emanual is forcing shipping terminals to clean up their acts.
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China launches world’s second-biggest carbon-trading market
Europe, watch your back.
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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.
