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These windmills are so tiny, you could fit 10 of them on a grain of rice
Just wave your hand, and the movement in the air sends them spinning.
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West Virginia caught unprepared for contamination of water supply, despite warnings
The company that leaked a toxic chemical into the Elk River had told state officials about the contents of its riverside tanks. Why didn't officials draw up emergency plans?
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Here’s another reason why renewables are at an unfair disadvantage
It's a lot easier to build natural-gas pipelines than to build transmission lines for wind and solar power, and that needs to change.
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Lifting the crude-oil export ban would worsen pollution and climate change
If U.S. oil companies can sell their crude on the world market, they'll have more incentive to drill drill drill.
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Speak up to make sure the government counts climate costs
The fossil-fuel industry is kicking up a fuss about the Obama administration's "social cost of carbon" calculations. Now the public is invited to comment too.
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Enviros and climate scientists continue their fight over nuclear power
More than 300 green groups release a letter saying no to nuclear, and climate scientist Ken Caldeira defends his reluctant support for the technology.
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Maine’s governor signs GMO-labeling law
Maine is now the second state to mandate the labeling of foods containing GMOs, but the law will only take effect if other states follow its lead.
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EPA will let frackers keep on dumping chemicals into the sea
A new rule will just require the companies to tell the government which chemicals they're dumping.
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Pesticide in frozen food sickens hundreds in Japan
Perhaps 1,000 people in Japan have been sickened by insecticide-laced foods, and more than 6 million packages of frozen food have been recalled.
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Wind power kept the heaters working in Texas
Foul weather knocked some fossil-fuel power plants offline in Texas, leaving wind energy to save the day.
