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Fracking boom is fueling a plastics boom
Plastic crap that Americans are accustomed to importing from Asia is increasingly being manufactured right here in the U.S., thanks to cheap natural gas.
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These members of Congress are bankrolled by the fracking industry
The growing fracking industry is "yielding gushers" of campaign donations for congressional candidates, according to a new report.
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BP sends more drilling rigs to the Gulf of Mexico than ever before
Deepwater Horizon disaster? Forgetaboutit. BP recently deployed two more oil-drilling rigs to the Gulf, taking its count to a record-breaking nine.
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How one small community is going big on solar
The Farmers Electric Co-op in Iowa is gearing up to build the state's biggest solar array. “It keeps our money local,” says the co-op manager.
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Nuclear industry scores a big win, but still no solution for nuclear waste
The feds have been ordered to stop collecting $750 million in annual fees for a nuclear waste dump. That's because they have no plans to build a nuclear waste dump.
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Foldable helmet gets rid of your last excuse for not protecting your poor, delicate skull
You can bring it with you in the morning, thinking that you might want it later, and not be particularly inconvenienced if you end up not using it.
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Just 90 companies are responsible for two-thirds of greenhouse gas emissions
Chevron, Exxon, and BP are among companies most responsible for climate change since dawn of industrial age.
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Climate debt collectors: Occupy wants the 1% to pay up
Here's how Hurricane Sandy inspired the debt-relieving Rolling Jubilee crew to focus on climate -- and why you shouldn't feel guilty about flying.
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Coal industry tries to crash Warsaw climate talks, gets spanked
At a big coal summit being held near U.N. climate negotiations, the industry argues that its fancy-pants new plants are clean. Scientists call bullshit.
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Piles of tar-sands waste in Chicago are pissing people off
A company owned by the Koch brothers is storing big piles of petroleum coke, which is blowing into nearby neighborhoods. The city, state, and feds are finally taking action.
