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10 reasons why fracking for dirty oil in California is a stupid idea
The oil industry is eyeing California’s tight oil reserves, and even Gov. Jerry Brown thinks it might make sense to frack them. Here are 10 reasons not to.
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Another climate delay from the Obama admin?
The EPA may postpone release of its landmark greenhouse gas regulations for new power plants. Environmentalists are not pleased.
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Oil industry ad campaign: ‘Give us tax breaks or everybody gets hurt’
New ads from the American Petroleum Institute claim that a tax on the energy industry is really "a tax on families."
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Obama admin wants hundreds of tiny nuclear reactors built in U.S.
If the Department of Energy has its way, as many as 50 small modular reactors could be built and deployed every year by 2040.
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Adorable students create air freshener out of cow dung
If these girls make air freshener out of cow dung, well, you can probably at least get a job.
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The government is engineering cyborg spy animals (really)
Science writer Emily Anthes has a new book out that covers all the ways we're tinkering with animals and turning them into cyborgs, ready to obey our every whim.
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The push for local control over energy makes the NYT
The New York Times hits on an important trend: cities like Boulder, Colo., trying to wrest control of their power systems from privately owned utilities.
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E.U. car efficiency info may be more ‘creative’ than accurate
A new report shows how European car manufacturers game fuel-efficiency tests.
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Big Sugar could get a big government bailout
The USDA is thinking about bailing out poor sugar companies -- or make that rich sugar companies. Is it time to Occupy Big Sugar?
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Wind power is poised to kick nuclear’s ass
Wind energy is becoming so cheap it could force nuclear power plants to shutter, analysts say.
