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How do we get off fossil fuels when we’ve always feared change?
People generally oppose anything that feels too new, which is a problem in a world that needs a lot of innovation.
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This Trump advisor might be even more confused about climate and energy than Trump himself
Stephen Moore thinks we don’t need to clean up our energy system -- we can just plant more trees.
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Burning trees for electricity is a bad idea
The "forest products industry" is trying to paint industrial wood-fired power plants as clean. They’re not.
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Underpaid, overworked farmworkers set to get liberal labor protections. Farmers grumble.
Farmworkers could finally get equal rights for overtime pay.
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Nashville has big transit plans. Can they succeed in a conservative state?
The fast-growing city could get new light rail, bus rapid transit, and more -- but first, there are some hurdles.
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Should you always turn the lights out when leaving a room?
A reader wonders if it's wasteful to flip lights on and off too quickly. Advice columnist Umbra Fisk offers an illuminating answer.
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Americans love genetically modified mosquitoes much more than other GMOs
Why do Americans embrace some GMOs but reject others?
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Trump’s campaign chief once ran a major climate research center
Twenty years before campaigning for a climate denier, Stephen Bannon had a different tune.
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Here’s a way to make it easier to sue climate polluters in court
But it'll still be an uphill climb.
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Colorado aims to slash its climate pollution
The governor is ordering electric utilities to cut their greenhouse gas emissions.
