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Why the fracking boom may actually be an economic bubble
The huge growth in fracking is not sustainable, in multiple senses of the word.
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100% of electric capacity added in U.S. last month was renewable
The U.S. added 1,231 megawatts -- all in wind, solar, and biomass.
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BP thinks people are still kind of overreacting to the Gulf oil spill
The media push by BP's lead attorney has one goal: make the company pay out as little as possible.
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How one fracking company bullies residents and elected officials alike
As one local official notes, Range Resources does nothing to "avoid the perception of the big-bad-bully oil company."
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American energy infrastructure at risk from hackers in China and elsewhere
A report highlighted by the New York Times emphasizes the risks our nation faces as its systems move online.
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Climate change means more blizzards but less snow, which confuses people apparently
The media, of course, played up the apparent contradiction instead of the science.
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Disappearing packaging could save 70 million tons of waste a year
Packaging, be gone. We have had enough of you. But more importantly, so has an intrepid grad student.
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Rental jeans let you cover your butt without the commitment
Don't endure the torture of buying a pair of jeans and keeping them forever! Just lease them!
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Anti-climate House Science committee now worried about the critical threat of asteroids
Committee chair Rep. Smith has suggested that the threat of climate change is overblown, but now worries about space rocks.
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Would you like germs with that? Why food workers need paid sick days
The National Restaurant Association doesn't think workers should get paid sick leave. Which means more waiters sneezing in your salad -- or worse.