by Sarah Laskow. Sarah Palin's emails show that even in private that she's not Big OIl's best buddy . In Arizona, the population of two towns was allowed to return home , and firefighters said they were more confident about containing the fire. Obama is visiting an LED manufacturer before convening his jobs council today; NPR asks if investing in clean energy is a gamble the U.S. should take. Grist says: Yes, duh. The Rockies are losing snowpack at an “almost unprecedented” rate . The Texas drought is hurting even oil and gas interests . (Maybe this is how action on climate change starts — when its effects start hurting the bottom line of energy companies.) Apples are the most pesticide-ridden fruit for 2011. Greenpeace convinces Mattel to make Barbie's iconic pink packaging more green .

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