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John Podesta, climate hawk and Keystone opponent, joins Obama team
Podesta, an influential D.C. insider with a passion for climate action, is coming to the White House for a one-year stint as an adviser.
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Why the EPA chief needs China’s help to tackle global warming
Combined, China and the U.S. produce nearly half of the world's carbon emissions.
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Smokestack city: An industrial neighborhood decides it has had enough
Inspired by South African activists who fought government-imposed housing evictions, Baltimore youth battle plans to build a garbage-burning power plant in an already polluted community.
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Turns out those old-fashioned ways of farming were actually pretty smart
To slow down the rate of species extinction, a U.N. biodiversity group recommends a return to traditional farming techniques.
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Forsaking GMOs helps some farmers rake in the cheddar
To meet demand, growers and seed suppliers are finding that the non-GMO category is a growth market.
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‘Watershed’ Climate and Energy Agreement Between CenterPoint Energy and City of Minneapolis
In a groundbreaking agreement announced earlier this year, the gas utility serving Minneapolis, MN – CenterPoint Energy – will work with the city of Minneapolis to achieve a 30% reduction […]
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What’s At Stake: Clean Air and Public Health in our Highest Courts on December 10
This Tuesday, December 10, our nation’s highest courts will hear two landmark Clean Air Act cases that have big implications for public health. First and foremost, the Supreme Court will […]
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Is genetic engineering a doomed effort to reinvent nature’s wheel?
Much GMO research is just walking roads that evolution already tried. Is gene-splicing a dead end and should scientists just move on?
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Legalize pot, save a lot of energy
To be blunt: Indoor marijuana cultivation accounts for 1 percent of all U.S. electricity usage. But legalization would help weed go solar.
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Why Rand Paul’s plan won’t save Detroit
The Tea Party senator thinks slashing taxes is the solution to Detroit's woes (as well as every other problem in the country). Actually, it's not.
