My Grandma, the Fracking Matriarch

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How I uncovered my secret identity as a would-be oil tycoon.

VIDEO: A Solar Thanksgiving for Battered Rockaways

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When the electric utility failed, solar power stepped in to keep the lights on for Thanksgiving.

“It’s the Wild F*ing West Out There”

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In the rush to frack, workers get hit, squeezed, maimed—and pushed to keep quiet.

What Obama Can Do on Climate Change

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Five big steps the president can take—with or without the help of Congress.

CHARTS: On Wind Power, China Kicks Our Butt

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New analysis of the US wind industry’s place in the world market shows an unsettling trend.

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