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A $5.3 billion rail project is scheduled to begin this spring, offering powerful evidence of how much the island, a symbol of Pacific tranquillity, is changing.

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Canals are a cleaner way of moving fuel than by road, says energy group Dalkia

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is “abusing” his power and eroding democracy, which may lead to the country losing its EU membership, former US Ambassador Mark Palmer…

A California-based solar power company says it’s canceling plans to build a $177 million solar panel factory in Saginaw.

Time.com - Global warming may lead to a dramatic skewing of fish populations around the world. Already, fish farms are suffering an imbalance

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My clean energy portfolio outperformed again in 2011, but it was a Pyrrhic victory.

Without a doubt, 2011 was a horrible year for Clean Energy stocks, nearly as bad as…

An online calculator helps you find out how much money you can save by keeping chickens. But does it really matter?

The major earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan in March led to the meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. For months the nation battled to control the…

According to the Chinese calendar, 2011 was the year of the rabbit, but from our point of view there were too many worthy animals in the news to limit the calendar to one creature. There were many…

by David Roberts.

We’ve had a few year-end lists here at Grist. Here are our choices for top stories of the year, top cities stories of the year, and top food stories of the year.

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Facing political hostility and lacking adequate financing, scientists are struggling to report on the causes of a concentrated span of extreme weather in the United States.

A Jewish group in Woodstock, N.Y. is trading its candles for solar energy with a sun-powered Hanukkah menorah.

Representative Denny Rehberg of Montana has been an aggressive advocate for the coal and minerals mining industry, a big employer in Montana.

Interior Dept. approves solar, wind farms in West; pushes offshore wind in Atlantic Ocean by Associated Press, washingtonpost.com — Dec 20, 2011 […] Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said his…

MEPs backed a proposal yesterday (20 December) to allow the European Commission to prop up low carbon prices by withholding 1.4 billion carbon permits from the third phase of…