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New Jersey train derailment dumps chemicals into waterway
It's a timely reminder that there are many potential points of failure as we move toxic material around the country.
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Americans on pace to spend a record amount of money on gas this year
And to generate a hell of a lot of CO2 while we're at it.
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Senate rejects Inhofe’s anti-biofuels amendment because it’s dumb
Climate denier James Inhofe wanted to bar the U.S. military from using biofuels unless they're cheaper than oil. His Senate colleagues slapped him down.
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No Keystone XL? Big Oil will just take the train
Thanks to anti-pipeline activism and a North American oil boom, more crude is being transported by rail.
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As another coal mine closes, the government says to expect more closures in the future
And even pie-in-the-sky ideas like carbon capture won't turn the trend around.
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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.
