Energy

US Cars Creeping Toward Decent MPG Standard

Maybe we'll catch up with Europe and Japan some day.

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| Tue Aug. 28, 2012 12:25 PM PDT

Ohio Miners Required to Attend Romney Rally

Don't like Mitt? You still lose a day's pay.

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| Tue Aug. 28, 2012 9:45 AM PDT

Arctic Ice Shatters Melt Record

This summer provides more evidence that the Arctic may have passed its tipping point. Despite a summer generally good for sea ice, a record melt happened anyway.

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| Mon Aug. 27, 2012 1:56 PM PDT

Big Oil's Scorecard in Iraq

How an American disaster paved the way for Big Oil’s rise—and possible fall—in Iraq.

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| Thu Aug. 23, 2012 12:53 PM PDT

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1,375,022 Acres Are Burning in the US

Wildfires have scorched more landscape so far this year than any prior one, as these alarming charts and maps show.

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| Tue Aug. 21, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

My Night Aboard an Aircraft Carrier

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| Mon Aug. 20, 2012 1:09 PM PDT

Does Paul Ryan Really Love the Outdoors?

The VP candidate—unconvinced of global warming because of snow in Wisconsin—has consistently opposed climate change legislation.

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| Fri Aug. 17, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Climate Change and the Fate of a Million Kids

The Sahel may be suffering climate change more than anywhere on Earth, with a million children at risk from rising ocean temperatures, greenhouse gases, and atmospheric aerosols.

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| Tue Aug. 14, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Fukushima Victim Resurrects Sake Brewery

Chieko Sasaki lost her home and business in the disaster fallout. Now she's rebuilding, using Japan's signature spirit.

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| Sat Aug. 11, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Romney Flack Promoted Climate Denial for Exxon

Andrea Saul worked on anti-climate-science campaigns on behalf of polluters.

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| Wed Aug. 8, 2012 12:53 PM PDT
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Obama Knocks Romney for "Coal Kills" Remark

A new low in Obama campaign ads.

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| Tue Aug. 7, 2012 9:19 AM PDT

6 Ways California Is Planning to Adapt to Climate Change

The country's environmental leader is moving towards an adaptation plan.

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| Sat Aug. 4, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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The Wall Street Journal's Long War on Science

Media Matters charted the editorial board's attacks on the science for acid rain, ozone, and climate change.

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| Fri Aug. 3, 2012 8:20 AM PDT

Saving the Arctic From Big Oil

How to bring the major oil companies ashore and halt the destruction of our oceans.

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| Thu Aug. 2, 2012 1:11 PM PDT

Can Renewables Save India's Failing Grid?

As India picks apart the reasons for the crippling blackout, analysts see an opportunity to talk renewables.

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| Thu Aug. 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Maps: The Secrets Drillers Can Hide About the Fracking in Your Backyard

State-by-state analysis shows natural gas drillers can keep almost everything about their operation secret.

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| Wed Aug. 1, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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India Blackouts Leave 700 Million Without Power

Power cuts plunge 20 of India's 28 states into darkness as energy suppliers fail to meet growing demand.

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| Tue Jul. 31, 2012 3:02 PM PDT
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Is the Natural Gas Industry Buying Academics?

Authors of pro-fracking studies are coming under fire for their cozy relationships with the fossil fuel industry.

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| Mon Jul. 30, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Alarming Loss of Species in Protected Forests

The nature reserves we've set up to protect Earth's tropical forests are losing biodiversity at a scary rate.

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| Fri Jul. 27, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

What's Up With Drilling and Earthquakes?

A good read on the current state of science and policy.

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| Tue Jul. 24, 2012 1:44 PM PDT