America’s first climate refuge...

May 18, 2013 by

This story is part of a Guardian series on climate refugees. Read parts 1, 2, and 3.

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How oil travels around the wor...

May 15, 2013 by

That map comes from this recent reporting project on U.S. energy security ..

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Epic debate: Amory Lovins vs. ...

May 14, 2013 by

Over the past few weeks, The Atlantic has been host to a public debate between Charles C. Mann and Amory B. Lovins

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On ‘Unburnable Carbon’ and the...

May 6, 2013 by

A new buzz phrase in the push to limit greenhouse gas emissions is “unburnable carbon” —

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Health Defects Found in Fish E...

May 2, 2013 by

Crude oil toxicity continued to sicken a sentinel Gulf Coast fish species

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Keystone XL oil would be proce...

Apr 30, 2013 by

For many, the battle over the Keystone XL pipeline is about national energy strategy ..

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Mark Zuckerberg’s political gr...

Apr 26, 2013 by

Mark Zuckerberg’s new political group, which bills itself as a bipartisan entity..

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Our Dangerous Mix of Climate C...

Apr 23, 2013 by

Demand for oil, water, and other resources will soon outpace supply.

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Resource Shock: How Resource S...

Apr 21, 2013 by

Whether you know it or not, you’re on a new planet, …

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What Will Inspire You to Take ...

Apr 21, 2013 by

What will it take before we have a critical mass to move us toward a sustainable future?

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GOP goes hunting for EPA email...

Apr 20, 2013 by

Earlier this month, when a burst pipe spilled thousands of gallons of heavy oil into an Arkansas suburb

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Dolphin Deaths in the Gulf Thr...

Apr 20, 2013 by

In August 2011, scientists did a comprehensive examination of a 16-year-old male bottlenose dolphin.

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Pipelines, Pulitzers and Indep...

Apr 19, 2013 by

I encourage you to take a few minutes to watch and weigh in on the illuminating online chat I had yesterday ..

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BP oil spill cleanup continues...

Apr 18, 2013 by

As the three-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon blowout approaches,..

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To Reinvigorate Production, Al...

Apr 16, 2013 by

Hoping to reverse two decades of declining oil production in Alaska,..

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Tar Sands Is Worse Than You Ca...

Apr 15, 2013 by

AlterNet is teaming up with the Post Carbon Institute to bring you mind-blowing images ..

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News Blackout: Oil Flows Faste...

Apr 12, 2013 by

And ExxonMobil still isn’t saying how much more is in the pipeline.

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Let’s Cut Oil Use Now!

Apr 4, 2013 by

UCS has a practical, realistic plan to protect consumers, communities, and our nation..

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The Coming Crash: Our Addictio...

Mar 31, 2013 by

Richard Heinberg talks about the new book “Energy: Overdevelopment and the Delusion of Endless Growth,”…

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Energy secretary nominee Ernes...

Mar 28, 2013 by

The Republican minority in the Senate loves to obstruct confirmation…

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How a New Study Seriously Chal...

Mar 27, 2013 by

Leakages of gas in production and distribution systems can lead to higher greenhouse gas levels..

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Google Maps-inspired film port...

Mar 27, 2013 by

Motorville by Patrick Jean

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Bad News for Pessimists Everyw...

Mar 25, 2013 by

There is a tempting intuition to the idea that the real prices of non-renewable goods like coal..

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Massive Louisiana sinkhole cau...

Mar 20, 2013 by

A sinkhole triggered in Louisiana by the fossil fuel industry grew to 12 acres over the weekend..

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Senators Cashing in on Oil Mon...

Mar 19, 2013 by

These Senators are clearly looking at oil industry bottom lines in order to protect their campaign contributions..

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U.S. Example Offers Hope for C...

Mar 19, 2013 by

Who would have thought the United States would one day be a leader in cutting greenhouse gas emissions?

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A Closer Look at Obama’s Plan ...

Mar 19, 2013 by

As was discussed here last Friday, President Obama has proposed using a tiny portion of federal revenues…

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Oil and Gas Leases Denied on S...

Mar 18, 2013 by

Federal appeals court rejects energy industry’s attempt to force Interior Department to issue 110 oil and gas leases

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How Vernal, Utah, Learned to L...

Mar 18, 2013 by

Every new oil and gas boom comes with an elaborate courtship ritual aimed at winning the hearts of local people.

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Oil industry ad campaign: ‘Giv...

Mar 16, 2013 by

A message from your friendly neighborhood petro-giant. “I think taxing the oil and gas industry does nothing but harm the country.”

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