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Gulf oil wells have been leaking since 2004 hurricane
Oil has been flowing into the Gulf of Mexico since a platform was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan -- and nobody's doing anything to stop it.
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Monsanto says opponents may be to blame for GMO wheat escape
Monsanto's investigation into a rogue GMO outbreak can be summarized thusly: “Nothing is wrong at our end and everybody's crops are safe. Maybe our opponents planted our freak wheat to try to hurt us.”
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What it’s really like to have a coal terminal in your backyard
A British Columbia paper published a jaw-dropping exposé on pollution from local coal terminals. It's a must-read for anyone worried about how export terminals handle coal in reality.
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This is what an ice-free Antarctica looks like
Check out the most detailed map of a continent never truly seen by human eyes: the de-iced surface of Antarctica.
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BP to pump $1 billion into its Alaska drilling efforts
After Alaskan leaders slashed the state's tax on oil companies, BP announced that it will ramp up investment and bring new oil rigs to the North Slope.
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Airlines propose weak, vague climate plan
Major global airlines have agreed on a proposal for reducing carbon emissions -- but it lacks details, aims low, and would sit on the tarmac until 2020 or later.
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Carbon pricing is catching on around the globe — just not in Washington, D.C.
More than 40 countries now have a cap-and-trade system or carbon tax, or will soon -- and China, Brazil, and other emerging economies might soon join the club.
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Obama admin to lease New England waters for offshore wind
The U.S. still doesn't have a single offshore wind turbine. The Interior Department is trying to change that by auctioning wind leases off the coasts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
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Huge proposed Alaska mine could be next big environmental controversy for Obama
Fishermen and native groups want EPA to block the proposed Pebble Mine near Bristol Bay, one of the world's most productive salmon fisheries and home to vast reserves of gold and copper.
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China’s plastic-bag ban turns five years old
Officials say the ban has spared the country 67 billion polluting plastic bags, though a study finds that many retailers are still ignoring the rules.
