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A building called Sustainability Base, at NASA's Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif., has an energy-efficient design that allows in sunlight. So for most of the year, the interior is illuminated by natural light.

NASA Uses Lessons From Space To Design An Efficient Building

Named Sustainability Base, a NASA facility in California is a model for energy-efficient federal buildings. It's powered by a fuel cell like those used on spacecraft and recycles water for flushing.

Pope Francis waves to a crowd from the speaker's balcony at the Capitol on Thursday. In his speech, Francis lauded two Catholics: Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton.

In Pope Francis' Congress Speech, Praise For Dorothy Day And Thomas Merton

Calling them "four representatives of the American people," Pope Francis lauded Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln.

Jeb Bush speaks during a campaign rally earlier this month.

Hear How Energy Policy Helps Bush Put The ! In Jeb!

With a "praise Jesus" and "preach!" presidential candidate Jeb Bush brought his energy level way up Tuesday, after criticism that he's been flat.

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Star gazers flock to the south unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota for the annual Dakota Nights Astronomy Festival. Red lights were used during the event to help people move between telescopes without ruining their night vision. Between 2010 and 2013, the amount of non-natural light visible from the park increased by 500 percent, more than in any other national park.

Oil Boom Means Sky Watchers Hoping for Starlight Just Get Stars, Lite

Light pollution has increased by 500 percent at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota, thanks to nearby oil fields. Stargazers and oilmen are working together to find a solution.

President Obama, flanked by Secretary of State John Kerry (right) and Vice President Joe Biden, announced the Keystone XL pipeline decision Friday in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

President Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline Plan

"Shipping dirtier crude oil into our country would not increase America's energy security," the president said in a statement delivered at the White House.

Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Thomas Brandon (from left), Acting Deputy FBI Director David Bowdich and U.S. Secret Service's National Threat Assessment Center head Lina Alathari are sworn in before testifying to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

After Mishandling Parkland Shooter Tip, FBI Answers Questions From Congress

The FBI says it received multiple tips about the alleged Florida school shooter but did not follow proper protocols and had to explain those failings to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

Camas Davis is the founder of the Portland Meat Collective. "Because I now am involved in the processes that get that meat to my table, I just understand the value of it," she says.

Food Writer Becomes A Butcher To Better Understand The Value Of Meat

Camas Davis wanted to learn about conscientious farming, slaughtering and eating, so she moved to France and became an apprentice at a small, family-run slaughterhouse. Her memoir is Killing it.

Photos: Long Underway Political Season Officially Starts With Labor Day Parade

The Labor Day parade in Bloomington had some unusual elements this year.During election years, it has always served as a way for candidates and office…

The Dry Fork Station coal-fired power plant in Gillette, Wyo., supplies electricity across the West.

Coal Country: EPA Plan Is Short Term Boost, No Solution For Industry Decline

The Trump administration's proposed changes for coal plants could keep some of them operating longer. But even those in the industry say it won't stop coal's overall decline.

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