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Is this the beginning of the end for coal?
From a failed coal auction in Wyoming to slowing demand in China, times are tough for the world's dirtiest fossil fuel. And that's before we even get to EPA's new proposed power-plant rules.
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This bike light is super bright, theft-proof, and nearly indestructible
What is better than a bike light that no one can steal? A bike light no one can steal that’s so sturdy it will outlive your bike.
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EPA chief tells Grist what coal will have to do to survive in a “carbon-constrained” future
Gina McCarthy talks to Grist about the president's attitude toward climate change and her agency’s proposed rules on new power plants -- plus a little about her favorite baseball team.
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EDF defends its controversial study of methane leaks from fracking wells
The Environmental Defense Fund has been slammed by other greens for a recent study that found some fracking wells weren't as bad for the climate as assumed. Here the group explains its approach.
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California wins right to clamp down on carbon from gasoline, diesel
A federal appeals court said the state can implement its Low Carbon Fuel Standard and require gasoline and diesel to have a lower carbon footprint. Enviros cheered.
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Help indie rockers buy solar panels for a cool L.A. nonprofit
Homeboy Industries teaches former gang members how to install solar panels. Now you can get them solar panels of their very own.
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USDA doesn’t care about GMO contamination of alfalfa
The feds are refusing to do anything after Monsanto's GMO alfalfa contaminated a Washington farmer's crop, saying the marketplace should sort it out.
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Amazing self-healing plastic can reduce how much you throw away
A group of scientists has created a plastic that, if you cut it in half, can merge the two pieces back together into one.
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Big Coal, Republicans go after Obama’s energy nominee, saying he’s too green
Rob Binz, Obama's pick to head the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, thinks renewables are a good hedge against fossil fuels. So he's being crucified.
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The secret, sordid lives of shared cars
Wonder what mischief your car might get into in the hands of strangers? Here are a few cautionary tales.
