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Achtung: The time to break our oil addiction is now!

I love it when scientists roll up their lab coat sleeves and get feisty. The Union of Concerned Scientists (USC) is never afraid to translate scientific expertise into policy demands, and their new plan for ending our addiction to oil … Continue reading →

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Another reason to hate Prop 23

 Our good friends at Vote Solar just let us in on a not-so-wonderful little news flash:  If Prop 23 (which is on the ballot in California this November) passes, the state’s renewable energy mandate will drop from a respectable … Continue reading →

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Addicted to coal

As Jon Stewart reminded us in a bitterly funny shtick a couple of months ago, every U.S. President since Nixon has bemoaned our addiction to oil and promised to wean the nation ASAP.  But what about our addiction to coal? … Continue reading →

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