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Trump’s new energy adviser is exactly the kind of guy you think he is
He’s a climate skeptic who proposed a bill to run gas pipelines through national parks.

This herb could be the secret to curbing cows’ climate-changing burps
Researchers are studying whether oregano could rein in methane emissions from dairy cows.

Cities ask residents to snitch on illegal Airbnb rentals
Berlin has a website that enables people to anonymously inform on law-breaking landlords, and Munich might follow suit.

Hey, energy geeks, there’s now a podcast just for you
It’s from the Department of Energy, and it’s electrifying.

Here’s what Obama’s new methane rule won’t cover
A whole lot of methane — but it’s still better than anything we’ve got so far.

Alberta wildfire turns to boreal forests
And that is really bad news for the climate — for a number of reasons.

Gates Foundation quietly dumps all of its BP stock
Bill Gates has criticized the fossil fuel divestment movement, but he’s selling off oil shares anyway.

T. Boone Pickens backs Trump, expects to be dead by the time country collapses
The 87-year-old oil billionaire used to oppose Trump, but now he’s ready to say what the heck.

The ExxonMobil refinery that exploded in L.A. last year is up and running again
The plant whose explosion injured four workers, rained chemical ash, and registered on the Richter scale restarted its refinery this week.
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Obama’s latest climate move: Cracking down on methane from fracking
The EPA has just finalized rules that will limit methane pollution for the first time ever.

Listen to this relaxing jam on a sunny afternoon
Watch Sam Cohen perform a tune from last year's Pickathon music festival.

Don’t look now, but the oil industry miiiight be poisoning your food
Some of the food you eat is probably irrigated with reused water from the oil industry. Bon appetit!

Amid fire evacuations, Alberta oil production restarts
Companies are flying in workers to staff oil operations — because thousands of local workers have had to leave their homes.

Climatarian, vegavore, reducetarian: Why we have so many words for cutting back on meat
These new words reflect a shift in our understanding of what food choices mean.

Will Uber and Lyft learn anything from their defeat in Austin?
If the ride-hailing companies are smart, they'll start to work with local governments instead of trying to bully them into submission.

Keystone pipeline still a pain in nation’s butt
Pipeline boosters just won’t give up. Now they've joined a lawsuit arguing that Obama shouldn’t have rejected Keystone.

Even with the Arctic out, offshore drilling isn’t slowing down
The Gulf of Mexico is a goldmine for offshore oil.

Rainbow satellite image shows Antarctica’s ice fleeing into the ocean
Parts of Antarctica are breaking off and moving away from the continent at speeds of up to three feet per day.

BP takes Colorado to court and wins millions in tax breaks
Fossil fuel companies will collect $100 million and counting from taxpayers.

The Bay Area could get a whole new kind of climate tax
Voters will soon decide whether to impose a property tax that would generate revenue to restore key wetlands.

We’re wiping out one-fifth of Earth’s plant species
A new report highlights the threats to food security and medicine supplies but also reveals 2,000 new species are discovered eac







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