Energy

Work Less, Save the Planet

An economist argues that cutting back on your work hours can also help cut planet-warming emissions.

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| Tue Feb. 5, 2013 3:12 PM PST

CHARTS: Renewables in Bed With Natural Gas?

Top solar rep endorses long-term marriage to natural gas.

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| Thu Jan. 31, 2013 1:20 PM PST

Humans Have Already Set in Motion 69 Feet of Sea Level Rise

Glaciologist Jason Box describes a post-warming world that you won’t even be able to recognize.

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| Thu Jan. 31, 2013 4:00 AM PST

The Surprising Connection Between Food and Fracking

Synthetic fertilizer operations have a huge appetite for fracked natural gas.

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| Wed Jan. 30, 2013 4:00 AM PST

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Losing Nemo: Great Barrier Reef At Risk From Coal

UNESCO could pull reef's World Heritage status if proposed coal facilities come through.

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| Fri Jan. 25, 2013 10:17 AM PST

Sierra Club Turns to Civil Disobedience to Stop Keystone Pipeline

For the first time in its 120-year history, the environmental group says it's willing to risk arrest to stop tar sands development.

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| Fri Jan. 25, 2013 4:00 AM PST

After Nebraska Setback, Greens Regroup on Keystone XL

Will Nebraska become a real-life example of losing a battle to win the war?

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| Fri Jan. 25, 2013 4:00 AM PST

VIDEO: Will Germany Banish Fossil Fuels Before the US?

Germany's ambitious plan to transform its electrical grid by 2050.

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| Wed Jan. 23, 2013 3:28 PM PST

Fracking Wastewater Threatens to Drown Ohio

As shale gas booms, Pennsylvania ships its waste to Ohio.

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| Wed Jan. 23, 2013 11:55 AM PST
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Does Obama Mean It This Time on Climate?

Top environmental leaders are still pondering the meaning of the president's inaugural address.

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| Wed Jan. 23, 2013 4:00 AM PST
Kerry Emanuel

A Quick, Awesome Must-Read on Climate Change

Take a break from that Dan Brown novel, and read this instead.

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| Wed Jan. 23, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Visit the Tiny Town Where Big Coal Will Meet Its Fate

Morrow County, Ore., is the setting for America's next big climate showdown.

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| Tue Jan. 22, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Why You Should Be Optimistic About Renewables, In One Chart

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| Fri Jan. 18, 2013 9:30 AM PST
Steven Chu

Farewell, Obama's "Green Dream Team"

With Chu's departure, Obama will need to replace almost all of his environmental appointees.

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| Fri Jan. 18, 2013 10:02 AM PST

Chart: The Black Triangle Suffocating Beijing

Beijing needs to look farther afield to get a grip on its pollution problem.

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| Fri Jan. 18, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Ontario Cares Aboot Coal

Canada's most populous province becomes North America's first jurisdiction to boot coal.

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| Thu Jan. 17, 2013 11:04 AM PST
Ken Salazar

Ken Salazar, Obama's Secretary of the Interior, Is Heading Home

As the former senator returns to Colorado, Obama will need to replace yet another cabinet member.

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| Wed Jan. 16, 2013 8:33 AM PST

Fracking the Amish

In a community that shuns technology and conflict, the intrusion of gas wells shatters tranquility and brings unexpected schisms.

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| Wed Jan. 16, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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The Pro-Nukes Environmental Movement

After Fukushima, is nuclear energy still the best way to fight climate change?

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| Tue Jan. 15, 2013 1:44 PM PST

Beetlemania: Insects Are Gobbling Up 1,000-Year-Old Trees

Meet the ancient whitebark trees in threat of the pine beetle regime and the "treefighter" intent on protecting them.

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| Fri Jan. 11, 2013 4:21 AM PST