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Oil-rich Alberta is getting serious about climate action, just in time for Paris talks
The province of Alberta, aka the Texas of Canada, will impose a carbon tax, phase out coal power, and curb emissions from tar-sands operations.
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Why aren’t more farmers turning poop into power?
Methane digesters are making economic as well as environmental sense in Vietnam. They could do so everywhere -- here's how.
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Here’s how the U.S. can dump fossil fuels for good
Just in time for the Paris climate talks, this new blueprint shows how the U.S. can shift to clean energy while adding half a million jobs.
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Good news: Big companies are using a record amount of clean energy
Companies like Walmart and General Motors are starting to defect from the fossil fuel-powered electric grid.
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New tool will scrub the oil off your investments
The Decarbonizer shows what would have happened if you had divested a few years ago.
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Hotel chain bans bacon and sausage from breakfast menu
If you're a bacon freak, you might want to avoid the Comfort Hotels in Scandinavia.
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This company made a jacket out of microbe-made spider silk
But that could be just the beginning for this sustainable wonder material.
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Hold on to your lacerations: We’re heading towards a terrifying, post-antibiotics world
There's bad news out of China on a last-resort antibiotic.
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BP could claim a massive tax write-off from Deepwater oil spill penalties
If the DOJ doesn't act, the oil giant could see a $5 billion windfall.
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If the fracking boom fizzles, will climate action fizzle, too?
A glut of oil and gas in the U.S. has made key environmental policies more politically palatable. What will happen if that glut ends?