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Buying Local Solar Makes Florida City a World Leader
“It’s the only time I’ve done a rate increase when nobody was opposed,” says Ed Regan of the Gainesville utility’s feed-in tariff for solar power. The program, launched in 2009, […]
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Mind the carbon gap
The difference between a country’s extraction, production and consumption emissions are what we call "carbon gaps." Here's a look at how different countries compare.
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Antarctic moss a charming but chilling sign of warming
A clump of moss on the Antarctic Peninsula is ballooning -- a botanical pioneer in a fast-warming region.
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Hope and fellowship
Climate change is so dire and social change is so slow. Is there any hope?
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Americans are driving less in nearly every state
Over the past eight years, the number of vehicle miles traveled has steadily decreased, a trend dominated by millennials' much lower driving rates.
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Pointed talk: Michael Pollan and Amy Harmon dissect a GM controversy
When one journalist tweets that another's piece contains "too many industry talking points," it takes a lot more than 140 characters to sort out the rights and wrongs.
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I have a great world dream
Filed under: federal, Climate Change, home When I visit Washington, DC my favorite place to hang out is the Lincoln Memorial. With the great statue of Lincoln overlooking the mall, […]
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Here’s an astonishingly simple trick that could keep you from killing a cyclist
Change which hand you use to open the car door.
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Over a million cockroaches escape from cockroach farm
Why would anyone want more than a million cockroaches?
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Carbon targets, carbon taxes, and the search for Archimedes’ lever
There's no perfect solution to the climate problem, no one policy that will move the world. It's going to be a long, ugly slog. It's healthier just to accept that.
