2 cool maps that show how wind...

May 27, 2015 by

2 cool maps that show how wind power is poised to go big — really big

[Translate] Shutterstock By Bobby Magill Climate Central  VIA GRIST Wind turbines have only a tenuous link to most Americans’ daily...

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The U.S. Could Get a Third of ...

May 27, 2015 by

The U.S. Could Get a Third of Its Electricity From Wind Power—and Save Billions of Gallons of Water

[Translate] A new report details the health and environmental benefits of ramping up wind energy. Wind towers on the Maple Ridge Wind...

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You Wouldn’t in a Millio...

May 26, 2015 by

You Wouldn’t in a Million Years Believe What’s Killing Off Dolphins

[Translate] Bottlenose dolphins in the northern Gulf of Mexico have been dying at unusually high rates since 2010. Can you guess why?...

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The California Oil Spill Is Ev...

May 23, 2015 by

The California Oil Spill Is Even Worse Than We Thought

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS Crews from Patriot Environmental Services collect oil-covered seaweed and sand from the...

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REVEALED: BP’S CLOSE TIE...

May 21, 2015 by

REVEALED: BP’S CLOSE TIES WITH UK GOVERNMENT

[Translate]   Documents show the extent of BP’s influence on government policy and how their intimate relationship is at odds...

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THE FUTURE OF WIND POWER MAY N...

May 20, 2015 by

THE FUTURE OF WIND POWER MAY NOT HAVE BLADES AT ALL

[Translate] by Walter Einenkel   DAILY KOS Wired put together a very interesting piece on the renewable energy company Vortex. They...

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Texans are freaking out over t...

May 20, 2015 by

Texans are freaking out over this natural gas pipeline — with good reason

[Translate] Shutterstock / Oleinik Dmitri By Bryan Schatz  GRIST This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is...

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These New Giant Wind Turbines ...

May 20, 2015 by

These New Giant Wind Turbines Could Dramatically Change Energy Production In The U.S.

[Translate] by Ari Phillips  CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Dennis Schroeder/NREL Since 1980, wind energy costs have fallen by more than a...

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BIG OIL GETS $10 MILLION FROM ...

May 18, 2015 by

BIG OIL GETS $10 MILLION FROM TAXPAYERS EVERY MINUTE (VIDEO)

[Translate] TRUTHDIG zooboing (CC BY 2.0) Governments give fossil fuel companies $5.3 trillion in subsidies every year—the equivalent...

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KOCH BROTHERS CLAIM ANOTHER ST...

May 18, 2015 by

KOCH BROTHERS CLAIM ANOTHER STATE IN WAR ON RENEWABLES

[Translate] Environment They have succeeded in repealing environmental standards in Ohio, West Virginia and now, Kansas By Anastasia...

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New Bill Would Ensure The U.S....

May 15, 2015 by

New Bill Would Ensure The U.S. Gets No More Than 70 Percent Of Its Energy From Non-Renewable Sources

[Translate] by Ari Phillips CLIMATE PROGRESS   More than half of U.S. states have a renewable standard or target in place that...

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“BREAKING: Duke Energy P...

May 15, 2015 by

“BREAKING: Duke Energy Pleads Guilty To Nine Environmental Crimes, Agrees To Pay $102 Million”

[Translate]   Coal ash swirls on the surface of the Dan River.    CREDIT: AP Photo/Gerry Broome CLIMATE PROGRESS   Duke...

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Seas Generate a Rising Tide of...

May 11, 2015 by

Seas Generate a Rising Tide of Ideas on Renewables

[Translate]   By Paul Brown, Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     Atlantic waves rush ashore on the west coast of Ireland....

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The World’s First Solar Road I...

May 11, 2015 by

The World’s First Solar Road Is Successfully Producing Energy

[Translate] by Katie Valentine  CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: SolaRoad In its first six months of existence, the world’s first solar road...

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Lakota Sioux Tribe Invokes ...

May 10, 2015 by

Lakota Sioux Tribe Invokes “Bad Men” Treaty Clause Over Keystone Pipeline

[Translate]  By Emerson Urry, EnviroNews | Report (Image: Pipes stacked via Shutterstock) Lower Brule, Lower Brule Indian...

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Afterburn: Society Beyond Foss...

May 7, 2015 by

[Translate] View this email in your browser A Resilient Society Part four of a four-part video series. Released in conjunction with...

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Why the Koch brothers’ war aga...

May 7, 2015 by

Why the Koch brothers’ war against clean energy is still failing

[Translate] Shutterstock By Bentham Paulos For the past four years, a set of right-wing advocacy groups, largely funded by the Koch...

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Is Corn Ethanol Breaking The L...

May 7, 2015 by

Is Corn Ethanol Breaking The Law?

[Translate] by Joe Romm  CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock Corn ethanol may be breaking the law, according to a study from last...

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11 Western Towns Say Coal Comp...

May 6, 2015 by

11 Western Towns Say Coal Companies Are Cheating Taxpayers Out Of Billions

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS The old mining town of Telluride, Colo., is pictured nestled in a valley from the top...

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Tesla Announces New Product To...

May 1, 2015 by

Tesla Announces New Product To ‘Fundamentally Change The Way The World Uses Energy’

[Translate] by Samantha Page – CLIMATE PROGRESS Tesla’s newest product “Powerwall” stores energy for residential use — or for...

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Energy Storage Would Play Majo...

Apr 28, 2015 by

Energy Storage Would Play Major Role in a Green Future

[Translate]   By Paul Brown, Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG A storage reservoir for a pumped-water hydroelectricity plant on...

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Big Coal’s big scam: scar the ...

Apr 28, 2015 by

Big Coal’s big scam: scar the land for proft, then let others pay to clean up

[Translate] George Monbiot  THE GUARDIAN Keep it in the ground: Energy giants claim they dig new opencast mines to fund the closure...

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First Offshore Wind Farm In Th...

Apr 28, 2015 by

First Offshore Wind Farm In The U.S. Kicks Off Construction

[Translate] by Katie Valentine  CLIMATE PROGRESS Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Deepwater Wind...

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Infographic: Climate Science v...

Apr 27, 2015 by

Infographic: Climate Science vs. Fossil Fuel Fiction

[Translate] UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS Fossil fuel companies and their lobbying groups have been deceiving the public for nearly...

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World Bank fudges the fossil f...

Apr 27, 2015 by

World Bank fudges the fossil fuel facts

[Translate] Women carry coal from an open-cast field in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand: ‘Universal energy access for the poor...

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Who should profit from solar e...

Apr 27, 2015 by

Who should profit from solar energy?

[Translate] Shutterstock By Tim McDonnell  GRIST This story is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the...

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Tesla’s $13,000 battery ...

Apr 26, 2015 by

Tesla’s $13,000 battery could keep your home online in a blackout

[Translate] The Guardian Elon Musk has hinted at device to be unveiled this week, and analyst Trip Chowdhry sees big benefits for...

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North America’s Oil And Gas In...

Apr 26, 2015 by

North America’s Oil And Gas Industry Has Taken Over 7 Million Acres Of Land Since 2000

[Translate] by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS This June 12, 2014, aerial photo shows four oil wells in various stages of...

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If We Dig Out All Our Fossil F...

Apr 24, 2015 by

[Translate]   Michael Greenstone   nytimes  THE UPSHOT World leaders are once again racing to avert disastrous levels of global...

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The Detroit Zoo’s Newest Attra...

Apr 23, 2015 by

The Detroit Zoo’s Newest Attraction Could Revolutionize The Way Zoos Get Energy

[Translate] by Ari PhillipsCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: flickr/majorbonnet If seeing lions and tigers and bears isn’t reason enough to...

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