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Solar companies fight to the death
Are we done mourning the death of Solyndra yet? Because, according to solar executives, it's just going to be the first victim in a Highlander-style fight among solar companies to […]
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How to make your e-book reader solar-powered
If you're willing to pry apart your e-book reader — maybe you got it for cheap, or maybe you're just a super-hacker — you can tweak it so it runs […]
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Wind could provide at least 25 percent of electricity for most states
At least 32 states could get 25 percent or more of their electricity from wind power generated within their own borders. This is an updated version of a map included […]
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Walmart by the numbers: Green vs. growth
Walmart’s six-year-old sustainability campaign has helped improve its public image, enabling the company to grow bigger and faster. That growth, ironically, has dramatically increased the retailer’s environmental footprint, and hurt […]
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Is post-Jobs Apple going to stop poisoning China?
While Steve Jobs was head of Apple, the company was one of "America's least philanthropic companies," lacking even a basic corporate charitable arm. Apple also often seemed reluctant to green […]
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Keystone XL would be right on top of latest Oklahoma earthquakes
Red: proposed route for Keystone XL Orange star: epicenter of Saturday's magnitude 5.6 earthquake in Oklahoma, which buckled a highway and cracked a building. The state is currently recovering from […]
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One-wheeled electric motorcycle is like a Segway, but cool
Sure, the RYNO looks like the hideous progeny of a motorcycle and a unicycle (nobody likes to talk about that night behind the circus tents), but it could be your […]
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A declaration of independence from Wall Street
Photo: Helga Tawil Souri This piece originally appeared in Salon. After three years of political nonsense, we can hold one truth to be self-evident about our government: It is broken. […]
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Solyndra birtherism: GOP demands Obama’s BlackBerry, gives Big Oil CEOs a pass
Watch out — they’re coming for your BlackBerry.Photo: White HouseFor two months, Republicans have been searching for some evidence that political favoritism played a role in the Obama administration’s loan […]
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China bulb ban will eliminate 1 billion incandescents annually
Joining the U.S. and just about every other country with an economy, China will ban import and sale of incandescent bulbs beginning in 2014, reports the AP. State-run Xinhua News […]
