Green Options

A white fungus is devastating the bats of Connecticut and other Northeastern states.

Coal is making a comeback as a home heating fuel in the Northeast, Midwest, and Alaska, because it is cheap, plentiful, and locally-mined.

According to the New York Times:

Burning coal at home was once commonplace, of course, but the practice had been declining for decades. Coal consumption for residential use hit a low of 258,000 tons in 2006 —

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On Thursday, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, bypassing the federal government, started its permit auction, creating the first mandatory cap-and-trade program in the United States.