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How Hard Is It to Close a Nuclear Plant?
In New York State, the possible closure of just one nuclear plant shows how complicated shutting one of these monsters down can be.
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Seattle Shows Cities the Way to Carbon Neutrality
The Seattle City Council decided to become carbon neutral by 2050. To get there, they'll need to cut car use in half — just for starters.
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Rick Santorum Thinks Carbon Dioxide Isn't Harmful to Plants? Tell That to a Plant
In reality, high carbon levels are life-threatening to plants.
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Confused by Green Energy Options? Let Congress Sort It Out for You
What if everyone, not just environmentalists or those who can afford it, could switch to wind- and solar-powered electricity?
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From Kansas to Kenya, Biochar Can Capture Carbon and Improve Soil
Biochar is a version of charcoal that helps permanently capture the carbon that plants suck from the air.
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Environmental Activists Aim to 'Reclaim' Civil Disobedience
When pushing for climate change solutions through government failed, climate leaders decided to try a new strategy.
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Subway Blues: Car Commuters Are Getting Bigger Tax Breaks Than Transit Riders
Right now, the government is signaling that it prefers people drive to work, despite the negative consequences of car commuting.
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Google Reduces Carbon Use So We Don't Have to Reduce Google Use
No one’s arguing that we should cut back on internet searches, in part because Google doing a good job decreasing its data centers' energy use.
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New EPA Data Brings Home the Reality of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
How much greenhouse gas does your neighborhood power plant emit?
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Seattle’s King County Confronts Citizens’ True Carbon Footprint
If a community wants to decrease carbon emissions, it needs to tackle emissions created outside its borders to produce the goods it consumes.
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Virgin Atlantic Wants to Fly Around the World on Second-Hand Carbon
Virgin Atlantic announced that its planes will soon be able to fly from London to China on fuel that carries half the carbon burden.
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Can Technology Make Tar Sands Oil Less Dirty?
A look at the technological advances in extracting tar sands oil that could help mitigate environmental impact
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Bummer: Carbon Emissions Are Back Up
With the economy sputtering along again (for now), carbon emissions are back up. It's our current Catch-22: Good economic news is bad climate news.
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In Europe, Package Deliveries Come Without Carbon Emissions
A handful of companies have started making deliveries with smaller trucks, skinny cargo trains, and hybrid tricycles.
