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Potential secretary of state candidate Susan Rice faces questions over TransCanada investments
OnEarth magazine uncovered large financial ties between Rice and businesses with a stake in Keystone XL. Does it matter?
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Solar panels are getting cheaper — time to make the rest of solar power cheap, too
Solar PV prices continue to decline, but pushing solar power forward in coming years must involve driving down non-panel costs -- installation, maintenance, financing, etc. We need market innovation.
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Fracking may release less methane than thought
Researchers at MIT say fracking doesn't result in much more methane emission than standard natural-gas drilling. If accurate, it's potentially good news for the climate.
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Hooray: Obama administration sells more drilling plots in the Gulf
Congratulations to all involved.
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Massey coal exec pleads guilty to conspiracy related to fatal 2010 mine explosion
It looks like investigators' next target might be former Massey CEO Don Blankenship, a notoriously bad dude.
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Cambridge scholars will study how robots are going to kill us all
Professional smart people who get paid to think about the future are exploring what they see as the rather plausible idea that robots will wipe us out.
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Putting wireless devices in cows’ stomachs could stop them from burping methane
These are our choices, basically. Cyborg-like cows, or eating much less meat and dairy.
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Tobacco companies ordered to admit deception. Heads up, coal industry
A judge has ordered tobacco companies to run ads admitting they lied about the health effects of cigarettes. Can you think of any other lying industries?
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EPA: No new contracts for you, BP (but keep the old ones)
It's another punishment for the 2010 oil spill -- and another punishment that doesn't seem that harsh.
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Why New York ran out of gas
Reuters has an extensive look at why the New York area ran out of fuel after Sandy.
