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8 Vivid Charts – 8 Reasons for a Solar Energy Standard in Minnesota
A conference committee is resolving differences between House and (much weaker) Senate versions of a solar energy standard in Minnesota today. Here’s 8 graphic reasons why the state should go […]
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Monster ice sheets destroy homes, terrorize residents
The fast-moving ice was whipped up from melting lakes and pushed ashore by strong winds in Minnesota and Manitoba. See crazy video.
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Keystone Pipeline Not a Big Deal — Say Interests Supported By Oil and Gas Industry
Last week, the Washington DC publication National Journal gave us the scoop, in an article entitled, “What People Close to Obama Think About the Keystone XL Pipeline”: Obama-connected environmental experts “are […]
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The coming GOP civil war over climate change
Reality and demographics are battling the Koch brothers, says the National Journal.
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CO2 crosses dreaded 400 ppm milestone, and science is very disappointed in you
As predicted, human activities finally push carbon dioxide levels to a 3-million-year high. Climate scientists throw up their hands in exasperation.
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It’s not all about CO2: A plan to help reduce short-term climate pollutants
A new bill aims to reduce "super pollutants," which warm the atmosphere while also killing people and plants. It's a great idea; too bad we don't have a great Congress.
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Appalachian Families Denied Clean Water Travel to Washington to Demand Action
Appalachian activists gather outside the Washington, D.C., Environmental Protection Agency office to demand an end to mountaintop removal coal mining. Elaine Tanner and her partner Jimmy Hall have both experienced, […]
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Hive mind: Talking with the man who may save Europe’s bees
Bumblebee biologist Dave Goulson's research helped make the case for banning the pesticides most likely to blame for massive bee die-offs.
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Once more, with feeling: EPA is required to regulate carbon from existing power plants
Political pundits are arguing over whether Obama will regulate CO2 from existing power plants. But the Clean Air Act very clearly requires him to do so.
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Full Planet, Empty Plates: Chapter 2. The Ecology of Population Growth
Throughout most of human existence, population growth has been so slow as to be imperceptible within a single generation. Reaching a global population of 1 billion in 1804 required the […]
