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By 2017, the world will be burning enough coal for another U.S. and Russia
Burning all that additional coal will add some 3.4 billion tons of additional carbon dioxide to the atmosphere every year.
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Will the FDA keep hiding most data on farm antibiotic use?
The FDA has been protecting big agriculture's trade secrets and ignoring the public's right to know.
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Coal museum installs solar panels to save money (obviously)
Because coal belongs in a museum, and solar panels belong on roofs.
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Soot pollution may cause as many as 3.2 million premature deaths a year
Which is why efforts to reduce particulate pollution as a vital public health issue.
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Fracking companies want to ship wastewater by barge, since boats never spill
The Coast Guard is currently reviewing the request from fracking companies. One scientist says, "Oh, crap. A lot of things could go wrong."
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Reliance on coal forces another company into bankruptcy
In case you're wondering, investors, the hills are that-a-way.
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From farm to table, we’re losing tons of food
Forty percent of the food grown in the U.S. is trashed -- and a lot of it is still perfectly edible.
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Judge reverses course, lets Keystone XL construction continue
Unfortunately, TransCanada's "oil is oil" logic worked in the courts this time around. But pipeline opponents get another hearing next week.
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Mississippi River faces shipping closure as water levels drop
Drought has brought water levels in the Mississippi close to historic lows, threatening to close this crucial transport route.
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Tiny twisters could power your town — someday
Canadian inventor Louis Michaud has a big idea, and now he has some big funders, too.
