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Train Derailment Spills Oil, Ignites Keystone Debate

Canadian oil is already flowing in the US by rail.

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| Thu Mar. 28, 2013 12:46 PM PDT
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How Fracking Causes Earthquakes, the Animated GIF

Hint: It's the wastewater, not the drilling. Check out this awesome, edifying GIF.

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| Thu Mar. 28, 2013 12:59 PM PDT
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Fracking's Latest Scandal? Earthquakes

Turns out that when a barely regulated industry injects highly pressurized wastewater into faults, things can go terribly wrong.

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| Thu Mar. 28, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Biggest Oklahoma Earthquake in Memory Linked to Oil Industry

A new study finds links between the state's biggest quake in memory and nearby oil operations.

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| Wed Mar. 27, 2013 12:44 PM PDT

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Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Winter Max and It's Dismally Low

Why this year's sixth lowest winter ice cover is bad news for the summer of 2013.

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| Wed Mar. 27, 2013 9:51 AM PDT

This Company Is Kickstarter for Solar Power

Oakland-based Mosaic figured out that pricy solar panels are much more affordable when the crowd chips in.

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| Wed Mar. 27, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

We're Measuring Energy Efficiency Wrong

The international focus on “energy intensity” is hurting the fight against climate change.

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| Fri Mar. 22, 2013 11:25 AM PDT

Obama's Energy Pick Has Deep Ties to Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Energy

Drilling into Ernest Moniz's record reveals troubling industry connections.

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 | Wed Mar. 20, 2013 3:51 PM PDT
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EXCLUSIVE: State Dept. Hid Contractor's Ties to Keystone XL Pipeline Company

A top expert who helped write the government's latest Keystone report previously consulted on three different TransCanada projects—a fact the State Department tried to hide.

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| Thu Mar. 21, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Billionaire Clean Energy Advocate Pledges to Spend Big in Mass.

A new campaign demands that Rep. Stephen Lynch renounce his support for the Keystone XL pipeline.

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| Tue Mar. 19, 2013 1:37 PM PDT

Conservatives Outraged About Mountaintop Removal in Tennessee... By Chinese Company

"We're proud that Tennessee is a red state," says one ad. "But just how red are we willing to go?"

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| Tue Mar. 19, 2013 10:33 AM PDT

How Big Oil Seduced and Dumped This Utah Town

Every new oil and gas boom comes with an elaborate courtship ritual aimed at winning the hearts of local people. But like so many affairs, this one may come to a rocky end.

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| Tue Mar. 19, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Obama's New New Climate Plan

The Obama administration rolls out two new plans that should excite enviros.

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| Fri Mar. 15, 2013 10:08 AM PDT
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Will North Carolina Nix Its Renewable Energy Mandate?

Republican lawmakers go after the state's plan to expand wind and solar.

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| Fri Mar. 15, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Name Calling Won't Save Shrinking Glaciers and Disappearing Islands

Greedy, Lying Bastards gets you spitting mad that the climate change argument isn't being more artfully fought.

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| Mon Mar. 11, 2013 8:14 PM PDT

Could Waxman's New Bill Offer New Hope for a Carbon Tax?

When it comes to carbon legislation, Rep. Henry Waxman's motto seems to be "try, try again."

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 11:43 AM PDT
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The Most Radioactive Man on Earth Has the Kindest Heart

Everyone left Japan's triple disaster zone near Fukushima. Except Naoto Matsumura, who went back to care for his farm animals. Two years later, he's still there.

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 3:36 AM PDT
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Climate Change is Biggest Threat, Says Top Navy Commander in Pacific

The top US Navy commander in the Pacific says that global climate change is likely to be our biggest security threat in the region.

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| Tue Mar. 12, 2013 3:14 AM PDT

MAP: Is the Next Fukushima in Your Backyard?

Two years after the disaster in Japan, at least a dozen nuclear power plants in the US have had meltdown scares.

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| Mon Mar. 11, 2013 9:58 AM PDT

Navy Says Biofuels a Priority During Sequester

Sequester be damned. The Navy hopes to keep up a full head of steam on biofuels and energy efficiencies programs.

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| Fri Mar. 8, 2013 4:18 AM PST