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The surprisingly low-tech solution to big cities’ climate woes: Triple-pane windows
A new report says New York City could slash its emissions by a whopping 90 percent by 2050 simply by making its buildings more energy efficient.
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With pipelines at a premium, fossil-fuel companies get creative
Canadian oil is having trouble getting south (thanks, Keystone protesters!), so pipeline companies might convert natural-gas pipelines to crude.
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The Tesla/N.Y. Times fight is a sideshow
Arguing over the precise performance characteristics of one electric car on one trip tells us nothing about how we need to change our transportation system.
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Another sign of the apocalypse: Coal is making a comeback in the U.S.
Natural gas is losing market share in electricity generation again, as prices increase.
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Ohio fracking company owner faces federal charges for dumping wastewater
D&L Energy was caught red-handed dumping tens of thousands of gallons of fracking wastewater into an Ohio sewer.
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GMO fail: Monsanto foiled by feds, Supreme Court, and science
Monsanto takes it on the chin as scientists uncover disappointing GM crop yields, more states introduce labeling bills, and the Supreme Court tees up a patent case against the company.
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Secret funding helped build vast network of climate denial think tanks
Anonymous billionaires donated $120 million to more than 100 anti-climate groups working to discredit climate change science.
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Tesla offers incomplete, misdirected response to New York Times critique
A much-discussed blog post has Tesla punching relentlessly against the wrong opponent -- and losing.
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This cool gadget tells you how much crap is in the air, at your house and all over the world
It's an egg that measures air quality. It's just what you need, if that's what you need.
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Japan and the Ukraine will now remind you why nuclear power makes you nervous
New health worries at Fukushima, and a collapsing building at Chernobyl.