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The Dangerous Hole In The Ozone Layer Is Healing, And It’s Because Of A Global Agreement

Trees Are Dying From ‘No Obvious Cause’ In Rocky Mountains, Report Says

Abandoned California Oil And Gas Field Will Soon Be A Solar Farm
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$18 Trillion Windfall: Health And Productivity Benefits of Efficiency Top Energy Savings

by Joe Romm Posted on

The International Energy Agency reports that the total benefits from energy efficiency upgrades equals -- and often exceeds -- the energy savings. The IEA finds that cost-effective efficiency investments have "the potential to boost cumulative economic output through 2035 by USD 18 trillion.”

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Fifteen Governors Think EPA’s Carbon Rule For Old Power Plants Is Illegal

by Jeff Spross Posted on  

Here's why they're almost certainly wrong.

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The U.S. Added More New Capacity For Solar Than For Natural Gas In The First Half Of 2014

by Emily Atkin Posted on

The EIA said natural gas was the winner in terms of most new capacity additions in 2014, but Greentech Media says the agency failed to include small-scale solar projects in its estimate.

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Climate Change Gets Personal As Minnesota Faces Loss Of Its Beloved Loon

by Katie Valentine Posted on

"It's a cultural marker for us ... It is the voice of Minnesota."

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The Really Important Reason Why Cutting Carbon Emissions Might Improve Britain’s Economy

by Jeff Spross Posted on  

Standard economic modeling tends to be biased against emission cuts because they assume markets are already efficient. A more realistic analysis from Britain says otherwise.

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How 2 Guys, A Lobster Boat, And A District Attorney Just Made Climate History

by Ari Phillips Posted on  

The necessity defense was just tested in a climate civil disobedience case for the first time. No one could've guessed how it played out.

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Blocked On All Other Sides, Tar Sands Could Cross The Arctic

by Andrew Breiner Posted on

If you don't let them build the pipeline that's a bad idea, they'll build a pipeline that's a really terrible idea.

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People Who Live Near Fracking More Likely To Become Sick, Study Finds

by Emily Atkin Posted on  

The findings represent "the largest study to date of general health status of people living near natural gas wells," Rabinowitz said.

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Congressman Thinks Oil Train Regulations Are A ‘Facade’ To Control America’s Oil Use

by Jeff Spross Posted on

On Tuesday, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) suggested new federal rules to cut down on explosions and derailments of oil-carrying trains are "a facade" to cut down Americans' fossil fuel use.

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Here’s How Global Warming Is Already Worsening Extreme Deluges In The U.S.

by Joe Romm Posted on

If you thought you’d noticed deluges becoming more intense, you were right. Thanks to climate change, when it rains, it pours, literally. Some 70 percent more precipitation falls in the heaviest rain events now than it did in 1958. Here's why.

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