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Monsanto ponies up and Big Ag pulls ahead in GMO labeling horse race
DuPont Pioneer and Monsanto drop late-breaking millions into the campaign against a Washington state ballot initiative to label GMOs.
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America warming up to new hydropower
The Obama administration is pushing to install hydropower plants at existing dams, which could boost U.S. hydropower capacity by 15 percent.
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Explained in 90 seconds: Your fridge is accelerating climate change — but it doesn’t have to
HFCs are powerful greenhouse gases. They're also the low-hanging fruit in the fight against global warming.
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Big biz fights Obama admin’s calculations on carbon costs
America's biggest and dirtiest industries say the government shouldn't try to tally up the climate-related costs of fossil-fuel burning.
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ExxonMobil company charged with fracking-related crimes
Pennsylvania is going after the company for spilling frackwater into a river. The company responds with Orwellian logic, arguing that the case will "discourage good environmental practices."
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Let’s fight the 1 percent — of power plants
Nearly 1 percent of U.S. power plants -- 50 of them, all fueled by coal -- produce 30 percent of the power sector's CO2 pollution.
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Hay contaminated with Monsanto GMOs rejected for export
A Washington farmer grew a GMO-free crop of alfalfa, but an exporter wouldn't take it because it appeared to have been tainted by the genetically modified variety.
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Should North Dakota be exempt from federal fracking rules?
Members of Congress from North Dakota argue that frackers in their state shouldn't have to follow planned federal rules. Because things are "unique" in North Dakota.
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For just $845,000, you can buy a hybrid more efficient than a Prius
It's called the Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid, and it gets about 72 miles per gallon.
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Why firefighters are scared of solar power
A 300,000-square-foot warehouse burned down, and the local fire department says solar panels are partly to blame.
