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The five most important names in renewable energy that you’ve never heard of
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is about to make a crucial decision that will affect clean energy projects all around the country.
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Irony and Idiocy
Sometimes I can only shake my head at the irony of our species calling itself Homo Sapiens, meaning “wise man”, given the sheer idiocy of so many of our actions. […]
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The positive economic impact of a carbon tax in, uh, hang on … 10 charts
Carbon taxes work just fine. In B.C., where they have one, emissions are falling and the economy is growing. Modeling shows the same could happen in Massachusetts. Heck, the same could happen anywhere!
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“Pennies for Wendy’s”
Wendy’s is the biggest holdout among the fast food giants who refuses to pay a penny more per pound of tomatoes on condition that growers treat workers with a minimum […]
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Taking the Scare Out of Scarceonomics
Global population hit 7 billion well ahead of most predictions. The UN now forecasts that we will share the planet — and its increasingly scarce natural resources — with about […]
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Climate-change slowdown is due to warming of deep oceans, say scientists
Though world temperatures have been broadly static for the past five years, evidence still clearly points to a continuation of global warming.
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Mink will be trapped to right the wrongs of Exxon Valdez
Nearly 25 years after the Exxon Valdez disaster, pigeon guillemots are still not recovering. To help them out, the feds plan to trap some of their predators.
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Alaska’s latest climate worries: Massive wildfires and gushing glaciers
Alaska faces more severe and frequent wildfires in the years to come. Meanwhile, its Mendenhall Glacier keeps releasing sudden surges of water.
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The Community Solar ‘Holy Grail’?
Has a Carbondale, CO, company found the ‘holy grail’ of community renewable energy projects? In this podcast with with Paul Spencer, President and founder of the Clean Energy Collective (CEC) in […]
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Fossil Fuel Use Pushes Carbon Dioxide Emissions into Dangerous Territory
By Emily E. Adams Increasing global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), a heat-trapping gas, are pushing the world into dangerous territory, closing the window of time to avert the worst […]
