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Obama OKs first new oil refinery in 30 years three weeks before Election Day
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has given the thumbs-up to plans for a new oil refinery in North Dakota. Curious timing?
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Shocker: Oil sheen over BP spill site is from BP spill
The Coast Guard says a new oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico is from the 2010 BP spill. How surprised are you? We were pretty surprised!
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Obama administration slaps higher tariffs on Chinese solar panels
A trade skirmish over solar panels has pitted the U.S. against China, and divided the American solar industry, and become an election issue.
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Amtrak ridership up as icy hand of budgetary death stays its touch yet again
More Americans than ever are riding Amtrak, a 49 percent increase over 2000.
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Amazon starts up site for green products, does not claim it will solve the world’s problems
When we're going to buy stuff, we want it to be as planet- and human-friendly as possible. But we don't want to be told to pat ourselves on the back just because we bought something made from bamboo.
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Insurer: Hey, these climate-related disasters are getting expensive
Apparently the best way to get people to care about the changing climate is to make it cost them money.
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Guess how many times the House voted for fossil fuels and against clean energy
Hint: a lot. A new report spells out the dirty details.
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Watch live as a guy freefalls from space
Felix Baumgartner is jumping out of a balloon in the stratosphere, and skydiving all the way to Earth.
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Youngstown, Ohio, could turn to fracking to clean up mess left by steel industry
The city's effort to remove abandoned properties has run out of money. So to raise cash, it's considering a return to dirty industry.
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Comically evil coal honcho could face investigations into fundraising trickery
Robert Murray, who has coerced employees into being in a Romney ad and donating to Republicans, could be investigated for potential lawbreaking.