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Bills to ban fracking in California move forward
An Assembly committee gave a thumbs-up to three bills that would impose a moratorium on fracking until the state studies the environmental and health impacts.
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Electric vehicles could stabilize grid, make money as batteries
EVs are now starting to store electricity and then sell it onto the power grid when energy prices are highest.
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Save water, energy, and money by wearing this shirt you only wash three times a year
The founder of Wool&Prince wore the prototype of the company's button-down shirt for 100 straight days.
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Venture capitalists are funding green food innovation
Silicon Valley investors are channeling money into food-related startups that aim to make agriculture more eco-friendly and food more healthful.
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England has a McDonald’s University, and it’s almost as competitive as Harvard
Want a career in fast food? You can go to McDonald's U -- if you're one of the lucky 7 percent who get accepted.
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Keystone XL oil would be processed in sick East Texas community
Manchester, a Houston neighborhood, is where tar-sands oil piped through Keystone XL would be refined. The community has enough problems already.
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Louisiana Senate kills a bill that tried to rein in dispersants
A bill calling for toxic oil dispersants to be used only as a last resort was quashed after the oil industry voiced its opposition.
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Beleaguered bees catch a break as E.U. bans dangerous pesticides
The European Union is imposing a two-year ban on three types of neonicotinoid pesticides that have been found to seriously mess with bees.
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Just stick this portable outlet to your window to start using solar power
It is really simple. The socket attaches to a window like a leech to human skin. On its underside, it has solar panels.
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Anthony Foxx, Charlotte’s transit-friendly mayor, tapped to be transportation secretary
Foxx has improved public transit in Charlotte, N.C., starting a streetcar project and extending light rail, and he's installed electric-vehicle infrastructure.
