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Connecting a rain barrel to a home's downspout captures rain water that then can be used to water plants. (Associated Press)

Consider a rain barrel as a way to go ‘green’

By Melissa Kossler Dutton - Associated Press

Ice age data bolsters greenhouse gas, warming link

By SETH BORENSTEIN - Associated Press

U.S. Marine Corps personnel stand at attention with the 5th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment on April 4, 2012, during an official welcome ceremony at Robertson Barracks in Darwin, Australia. The first detachment of 200 U.S. Marines has arrived in northern Australia, where a permanent joint training hub is taking shape as part of a U.S. shift of military strength in the Asia-Pacific region. (Associated Press/Australian Department of Defense)

First 200 Marines arrive in Australia for Asia mission

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Nuke agency wary of N. Korea’s invitation

By George Jahn - Associated Press

Illustration John Camejo for The Washington Times

STEWARD: Obama’s pipeline to nowhere

By H. Leighton Steward - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Tim Kaine, U.S. Senate candidate and former Virginia governor. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Kaine gives ‘vision of economic future’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this April 4, 2012, file photo, President Obama listens to Jeffrey Martin, the chief executive officer of Sempra U.S. Gas Power, during a tour at the Copper Mountain Solar 1 facility in Boulder City, Nev. John Sowers and Kevin Gillespie also join the tour. (Associated Press)

Stormy weather for solar firms

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

NASA extends planet-hunting mission through 2016

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

** FILE ** Vice President Joe Biden talks to workers of a Rochester company that has partnered with a local college, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in Rochester, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Biden blames fracking for earthquakes

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Obama issued a warning to the Supreme Court on health care reform during a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderon in the Rose Garden of the White House on Monday. (Associated Press)

ROBERTS: Obama’s ‘green’ policies punish the poor

By James M. Roberts - The Washington Times

California Gov. Jerry Brown (left), Interior Secretary Kenneth L. Salazar (right) and Uwe T. Schmidt of Solar Trust attend an event near Blythe, Calif., for the Blythe Solar Power Project in June. (Associated Press)

Solar Trust files for bankruptcy protection

Office workers wearing hard hats stand outside a building that was evacuated after an aftershock shook Mexico City on Monday, April 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Aftershock shakes Mexico; no injuries reported

Associated Press

Feds: ‘Meterological March madness’ mostly random

By SETH BORENSTEIN - Associated Press

President Obama speaks April 2, 2012, during a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderon in the Rose Garden of the White House. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Abrupt climate-change reversal

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Kerry Edwards of Frederick, Md., takes advantage of a day off on Monday, March 19, 2012, to enjoy the beautiful weather and the cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

NOAA: ‘Meteorological March madness’ mostly random

By Seth Borenstein - Associated Press

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar gestures during an interview with the Associated Press on Sept. 21, 2011, in Washington. (Associated Press)

PENDLEY: Massive land lockup threatens nuclear future

By William Perry Pendley - The Washington Times

Study: Our ancestors used fire a million years ago

By MALCOLM RITTER - Associated Press

Agency stops seismic tests; worries about dolphins

By CAIN BURDEAU - Associated Press

Illustration by Donna Grethen

FABER: The farm bill taxpayers want

By Scott Faber - The Washington Times

Vice President Joe Biden responds to a question from Bob Schieffer, host of the CBS Sunday-morning program "Face the Nation," during an interview recorded on Thursday, March 29, 2012, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/CBS News, Chris Usher)

Biden slams Republicans for blocking programs for renewable energy

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times