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“Everything is Connected” – The People vs. Coal Exports in the Northwest
In recent days, there were new developments in the fight against Northwest coal exports that stopped me in my tracks. Last week, the news broke that the official review of […]
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How much should you worry about an Arctic methane bomb?
Recent warnings that this greenhouse gas could cost us $60 trillion have received widespread publicity. But many scientists are skeptical.
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The Keystone XL pipeline is ACTUALLY a bunch of solar panels! Who knew?!?!
I wish this deceptive, manipulative ad were surprising rather than fitting into a larger pattern of deception that has characterized this project. The truth is that America doesn’t need this oil; fossil fuel companies need it. And they’re betting on Americans being fooled easily by shameless ploys.
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Steve King insults climate scientists and religious Americans simultaneously
The GOP rep from Iowa, most recently in the news for his "calves the size of cantaloupes" comment, turns his eloquence to the topic of climate change.
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The REINS Act shows, again, just how f’ing crazy the House GOP is
The House GOP passed a bill that would fundamentally change the balance of power within the federal government and cripple the ability of the government to regulate. Ho hum.
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2012: A year of broken climate records
Hot air, rising seas, and other findings from NOAA's latest State of the Climate report.
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Climate change pushing marine life towards the poles, says study
Marine species, more than land-based ones, are altering their breeding, feeding, and migration patterns as they chase climates they can survive in.
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Uncovering the Cultural Barriers to Sustainability: a Eulogy for Jim Farrell
I spent the past two weeks saying goodbye to my father, Jim Farrell, so instead of my usual discussion of good policy and practices for distributed renewable energy, I’m taking time […]
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Seven ways the drought in the West really sucks
New Mexicans are having to rely on trucked-in water, bears are getting antsy, desperate farmers are selling their water to frackers, and more.
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Grain Yields Starting to Plateau
By Lester R. Brown From the beginning of agriculture until the mid-twentieth century, growth in the world grain harvest came almost entirely from expanding the cultivated area. Rises in land […]
