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Why Send Antarctica More Ice? Because, Science.

June 3, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesPerrin Ireland

A weekly roundup of the best in science journalism, doodled.

Flexing Their Mussel

June 3, 2015 DispatchOhio, MidwestSusan Cosier

The bivalves that ate the Great Lakes are fueling toxic algal blooms, too. Can’t we get rid of them already?

Ready, Fire, Aim

June 3, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is killing thousands of cormorants without even considering the ethics.

Ending the $73 Billion in Public Financing for Overseas Coal Projects: New Report

June 2, 2015 Expert BlogJake Schmidt

Southeastern Cities Take Charge to Embrace Energy Efficiency, Save Money and Create Jobs

June 2, 2015 Expert BlogShelley Poticha

Progress on Smart from the Start Solar in California and Nevada

June 2, 2015 Expert BlogHelen O'Shea

White House Announces New Federal Purchasing Policy for Meat

June 2, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (June 2, 2015) – At the White House’s Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship, the Administration released today a new memorandum directing federal agencies to create a preference for meat and poultry produced according to responsible antibiotic-use.

Public is Financing $73 billion in Coal Development, Report Reveals

June 2, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON (June 2, 2015) –International financial institutions and governments worldwide are pouring billions of dollars into building new and existing coal-fired power plants and expanding coal mining – activities that worsen dangerous carbon pollution, according to a new report that…

Accessing Secondary Markets as a Capital Source for Energy Efficiency Finance Programs

June 1, 2015 Resource

Efficient access to capital from secondary markets—reselling energy loans to investors to replenish program funds­—is being advanced as an important enabler of the energy efficiency industry “at scale.” However, the role that secondary markets can play in bringing energy efficiency…

New Poll: Californians Are Highly Concerned about Meat from Animals Routinely Fed Antibiotics

June 1, 2015 Press ReleaseCalifornia

SAN FRANCISCO (June 1, 2015) – California residents are seriously concerned about the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in meat and poultry production and an overwhelming majority favor California leaders taking action to close gaps in federal oversight, according to…

BREAKING: Foster Farms Announces Antibiotic Use Reduction in Chicken Production; Sets Goal for Eliminating Antibiotics Essential to Human Health

June 1, 2015 Expert BlogJonathan Kaplan

New York Says "Not So Fast" to Tar Sands Facility on the Hudson River

June 1, 2015 Expert BlogJosh Axelrod

Sea Change

June 1, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Global warming could condense three million years of changes in the oceans into less than one century.

School Scandal

June 1, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

In states whose economic engines run on dirty fuel, teaching kids about climate change is under new attack.

Blooming Bogotá: How cities can pave the way for climate change mitigation and adaptation in Latin America

June 1, 2015 Expert BlogMaria Martinez