Ben Jervey

International Energy Agency's Top Economist Says Oil Peaked in 2006

International Energy Agency's Top Economist Says Oil Peaked in 2006

As recently as five years ago, "peak oil" alarmists were disregarded as the lunatic fringe. Today it's a different story.

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There's a Historic Flood Surge Snaking Down the Mississippi River

There's a Historic Flood Surge Snaking Down the Mississippi River

Residents in the Mississippi Delta need to be preparing for floods of historic proportions.

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Climate Connection Unclear, But Alabama Reps Voted to Cut Funding for Tornado Forecasting

Climate Connection Unclear, But Alabama Reps Voted to Cut Funding for Tornado Forecasting

It's impossible to know what factor global warming had in the tornado outbreak last week. But we do know that short-term forecasting saved lives.

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Terrifying Brown Spiders Moving North with Global Warming

Terrifying Brown Spiders Moving North with Global Warming

The shy but deadly arachnids will relocate as temperatures change.

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Chart: Even More Proof We Can't Drill Our Way to Lower Gas Prices

Chart: Even More Proof We Can't Drill Our Way to Lower Gas Prices

This chart totally debunks the GOP's false claim that the President's policies have anything to do with gas prices.

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Half of Americans Breathe Dangerously Polluted Air

Half of Americans Breathe Dangerously Polluted Air

The American Lung Association's new State of the Air report finds terrible air in cities all over the country. But it isn't all bad news.

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We Shouldn't Care That a Couple of Rich Suburbanites Don't Like Solar Panels on Their Street

We Shouldn't Care That a Couple of Rich Suburbanites Don't Like Solar Panels on Their Street

The New York Times created a buzz by creating a controversy about a popular solar program in New Jersey. Ignore it.

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823,475 Reasons Why Speaker Boehner Isn't Serious About Cutting Fossil Fuel Subsidies

823,475 Reasons Why Speaker Boehner Isn't Serious About Cutting Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Since 1999, John Boehner has received $823,475 from coal and oil companies. Think that has anything to do with his totally misleading Facebook poll?

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Video: Scientists Still Don't Know How Tornadoes Form

Video: Scientists Still Don't Know How Tornadoes Form

Watch this video and learn what we know and don't know about how tornadoes form.

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How Close Do You Live to Toxic Coal Emissions?

How Close Do You Live to Toxic Coal Emissions?

A new interactive map from the Sierra Club lets you see just how close you and your loved ones live to the toxic emissions from coal-burning plants.

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"I was defeated by facts"

Confessions of a conservative climate change convert: "I was defeated by facts."

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Understanding the Terrible Tornado Outbreak

Yesterday's devastating tornado outbreak in historic perspective, and the complex connection to La Nina and climate change.

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One Big Benefit of the Clean Air Act: Longer Lives

One Big Benefit of the Clean Air Act: Longer Lives

Over the past three decades, American life expectancy has increased by more than two and a half years. The majority of that improvement is...

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GOOD for America: Giving the Streets Back to People

GOOD for America: Giving the Streets Back to People

Our CEO heads to the Dylan Ratigan Show to talk about car-free streets and the business benefits.

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Quotatious: Jessy Tolkan on the New Cooperative Environmental Movement

Quotatious: Jessy Tolkan on the New Cooperative Environmental Movement

Isn't it better if we all work together?

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Even Fossil Fuel-Friendly EIA Says Massive Expansion of Offshore Drilling Won't Lower Gas Prices

Even Fossil Fuel-Friendly EIA Says Massive Expansion of Offshore Drilling Won't Lower Gas Prices

The cold, hard facts on why "Drill, baby, drill" is a canard, and why increasing our cars' fuel efficiency is a much better way to lower gas prices.

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On the 25th Anniversary of Chernobyl, Greenpeace Freaks Us Out About Indian Point

On the 25th Anniversary of Chernobyl, Greenpeace Freaks Us Out About Indian Point

Watch this wildly, unapologetically sensational anti-nuke video from Greenpeace.

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Repeat After Me: Drilling Doesn't Lower Gas Prices

Finally, CNN gets it: "Drill, baby, drill" won't lower gas prices.

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Why Californians Will Soon Be Drinking Water from Mexico's Ocean

Why Californians Will Soon Be Drinking Water from Mexico's Ocean

The desalination of seawater is becoming an inevitability. Californians will soon be drinking Mexico's ocean water.

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Solar Mosaic: Bring Solar to Your Community for Just $100

Solar Mosaic: Bring Solar to Your Community for Just $100

The new Solar Mosaic program in Oakland lets residents buy $100 shares of solar panel installations on the roofs of local schools and nonprofits.

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