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Despite basic economics, your power bill is going up
What, you thought you could beat the power companies? Foolish human.
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Throwaway Economy Headed for Junk Heap of History
In their book Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, American architect William McDonough and German chemist Michael Braungart conclude that waste and pollution are to be avoided […]
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The U.S. may be gripped by terrible drought, but we’re still America, dammit
The USDA declares basically everywhere west of the Mississippi a disaster area. But at least we have funny ways of talking about it!
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Climate Change is Fracking Society
Fracking isn’t only happening in the gas fields. Because of the never before seen and almost impossible to grok (or solve) problem of climate change, fracking is happening all over […]
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The left’s gone left but the right’s gone nuts: Asymmetrical polarization in action
Political polarization has risen sharply in recent years. But the process hasn't been symmetrical: Republicans have moved farther right than Democrats have left.
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Check yo’self before you rec yo’self: A chat on smart summer recreation
Kristin Hostetter of Backpacker magazine chatted with readers on the do's and DO NOT EVER's of traipsing through the wilderness. Check out a replay of the conversation.
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Is New Nuclear Energy Just Mission Impossible?
Until headlines last week announced the end of his marriage to Katie Holmes, it seemed there was no mission too impossible for Tom Cruise to accomplish. But even his cool, […]
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Hey, look, a Republican who cares about climate change!
Bob Inglis got ousted from Congress after advocating for a carbon tax. Now he's launching a new group to push conservative climate solutions.
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Hydropower: Dammed If You Do
No, that is not a picture of cooling ponds inside a nuclear reactor. Those are dust covers on the turbines at the Grand Coulee dam. According to the photographer, you […]
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Just Energy Independence or Clean Energy Self-Reliance?
In Thomas Friedman’s latest column, he praises Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts because he “took one for the country.” Friedman sees that “America today is poised for a great […]
