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The Unintentional Truthiness of Karl Rove: "Climate is Gone"
Photo: davidsilver , Flickr, Creative Commons On election day , Republican strategist Karl Rove may have let more truth slip than he’s typically comfortable with. Original post:Â The Unintentional...
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US Fracking Industry Reserves Overstated By At Least 100%: Report
More on the benefits of shale gas as touted by fracking companies being overstated: According to new independent analysis, published in The Oil Drum , of extent of the US’ shale gas reserves and the...
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Dangerous Coal Use Surges Despite Despite Global Warming
On the heels of the recent COP 18 climate conference in Qatar, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has reported that global coal use is on the rise. Without controls to make one of the most...
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Study Discovers Fracking Wastewater Irradiated and Polluted a Pennsylvania River
Photo: Adam Gregor / Shutterstock Fracking for shale gas doesn’t exactly have the best track record for safety or positive environmental impact . Well, go ahead add another unfortunate environmental...
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FACIT Popularizes Low-Carbon Homes Digitally Manufactured Using CNC Machines
Read the rest of FACIT Popularizes Low-Carbon Homes Digitally Manufactured Using CNC Machines Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 3d printed homes , 3D printing , affordable housing , BIM...
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Energy Justice Summer: Inhabitat Reports on the Fight Against Fracking in...
On June 2nd, I left Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to join Energy Justice Summer ; a joint project with the Energy Justice Network & SustainUS . Over the next ten weeks, I’ll be a part of a project...
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UK’s Chief Scientist Compares Fracking to Thalidomide and Asbestos
The U.K. government’s chief scientific adviser, Mark Walport , argues in his flagship annual report that there are many examples throughout history where the hasty adoption of new technology has had...
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Stunning cross-shaped Norderhov Cabin nestles into the landscape in Norway
Read the rest of Stunning cross-shaped Norderhov Cabin nestles into the landscape in Norway Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “sustainable architecture” , Atelier Oslo , atelieroslo ,...
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Gecko-inspired adhesives could enable humans to climb walls Mission:...
If you’ve ever watched with envy as Spider-Man or Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt scale structures with ease, then this could be your lucky day. According to the MIT Technology Review, a team from Stanford...
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Saying “NO” to the Keystone XL pipeline is just the first step in our...
If you’ve checked Facebook in the past week or so you probably know that the Keystone XL Pipeline bill failed in the Senate, despite aggressive attempts by Mary Landrieu (D-LA) to ensure its passing....
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Chipotle pulls pork from menus after pigs found to be poorly treated
The field of ethical meat consumption is a complicated (and arguably oxymoronic) one, but that hasn’t stopped some retailers from working to ensure that the meat products they serve come from animals...
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New York’s fracking ban is the cue for eco-activists to mobilize
The ban on fracking in New York State is a great catalyst to inspire grassroots environmental groups to come together. Shortly after Governor Andrew Cuomo’s decision to ban fracking due to health and...
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Abandoned oil and gas wells are leaking methane across the USA
After the State of the Union Address and the touting of the abundance of our natural resources , you’d probably think that our natural gas game in the U.S. is strong. Meanwhile, the big environmental...
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Australia smashed a wind energy record last month
Australian wind energy enjoyed a record month in May as wind farms supplied 1,299 gigawatt-hours of renewable electricity to the country’s main power grid, the National Electricity Market (NEM). Wind...
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UK fracking company proposes to dump wastewater into the sea
As public concern continues over the environmental costs of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking , one United Kingdom company said they would toss wastewater from their operations into the sea . Fracking...
View ArticleNASA study shows water shortages could worsen without action
In a recent “first-of-its-kind” study led by NASA , scientists found major changes to freshwater availability — changes that could impact water shortages over the course of the century. For the...
View ArticleUK fracking measures could make exploratory drilling "as easy as building a...
The United Kingdom ‘s government has come under fire from fracking opponents after releasing measures that could fast-track shale gas projects. Under these measures, explorers could drill test sites...
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Energy Justice Summer: Inhabitat Reports on the Fight Against Fracking in...
On June 2nd, I left Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to join Energy Justice Summer ; a joint project with the Energy Justice Network & SustainUS . Over the next ten weeks, I’ll be a part of a project...
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UK’s Chief Scientist Compares Fracking to Thalidomide and Asbestos
The U.K. government’s chief scientific adviser, Mark Walport , argues in his flagship annual report that there are many examples throughout history where the hasty adoption of new technology has had...
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