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Times are tough for the fossil-fuel lovers at ALEC
The Koch-funded American Legislative Exchange Council, which pushes anti-environmental state bills, is having trouble raising money and keeping members.
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Rat retraction reaction: Journal pulls its GMOs-cause-rat-tumors study
Retractions are typically the result of big goofs and frauds -- but in this case, the problem was inordinate attention paid to inconclusive results.
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Jerry Brown keeps getting heckled by anti-fracking protesters
California's governor supports fracking. A whole lot of his constituents don't, and they're being increasingly vocal about it.
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Brush with danger: The long battle over a spooky toothpaste additive
The FDA has been waiting decades to tell us whether triclosan, a soap and toothpaste additive, is harmful. A new lawsuit is finally forcing its hand.
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These slabs of recycled denim and resin are weirdly beautiful
And they can be used for architectural projects, as well as for nifty consumer designs.
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Obama OKs pipeline that will help Canada’s tar-sands industry
But not the pipeline you're thinking of. This one will carry ultra-light oil up to Alberta where it can be used to thin tar-sands oil for transport.
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World Bank says no to nuclear as it lays out universal energy plan
The United Nations and World Bank want to get electricity to everyone in the world by 2030, but not all energy sources are welcome.
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Phillips 66 kills hundreds of birds in Texas, gets fined by feds
As many as a million birds a year die after landing in oil-industry waste pits. This time, an oil company is being held responsible.
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Fed-up Chicago residents sue over petcoke ashheaps
Local, state, and federal governments are pushing back against the storage of uncovered piles of petroleum waste. Now residents are suing, too.
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Tossed in space: NASA plans to farm greens on the moon
NASA plans a lunar experiment in drone farming. It's also trying to figure out how to make food with 3D printing.