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Ask Umbra: How can we move beyond oil?
A reader wonders how he can boost solar and wind power. Umbra plugs him in to the right sources.
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Should the “Nobel prize for food” go to a Monsanto exec?
In a move that has disturbed many anti-hunger advocates, the World Food Prize has given this year’s award to three chemical company executives.
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Disabled duck gets new foot thanks to 3D printing
So far, from what we've seen, the greatest purpose of 3D printing is making spare parts for birds.
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In win for fish, oil companies allowed to abandon old rigs
Offshore drilling rigs serve as artificial reefs, creating habitat for fish, so fisherman and enviros pushed for rule changes that would let some rigs be left in place.
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U.S. and World Bank might stop financing dirty coal plants
President Obama says the U.S. should stop funding coal power plants abroad, and the World Bank is moving in the same direction.
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The biggest oversight in Obama’s climate plan is a doozy
It's coal! Obama plans to regulate carbon emissions from coal plants, but he's doing nothing to stop coal leasing on public lands or coal exports through the Northwest to China.
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When it comes to food, technology won’t save us
A recent “hackathon” netted some nifty widgets for the foodie set, but when it comes to solving world hunger, sorry guys, there’s no app for that.
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EPA tells Ohio to stop keeping fracking secrets from first responders
Ohio lets energy companies keep emergency-management officials in the dark about the fracking chemicals they use. The EPA says that has to stop.
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L.A. launches nation’s largest solar rooftop program
The program will pay residents for excess solar power they produce on their roofs, with the aim of generating enough to power 30,000 homes.
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Giant, oil-belching sinkhole dooms more than 100 homes in Louisiana
The 15-acre sinkhole was caused by the collapse of a salt mine that served the petrochemical industry.
