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Google’s splashy campus plan aims to rewrite the office park book
The Silicon Valley giant has unveiled eye-catching designs for its new office complex. Also: It wants to build oodles of new housing.
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8 bright ideas for a cleaner future
Check out the awesome finalists from OpenIDEO's Renewable Energy Challenge.
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4 reasons why the Supreme Court’s mercury case is worth watching
This week, the court will hear argument in Michigan v. EPA, a case challenging EPA power-plant rules. Here's why you should care.
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Has California’s megadrought already begun?
If it has, there will be widespread implications, including a significant re-shifting of California agriculture outside the state.
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Fishermen discuss warming waters in this lovely short film
This short, moody video follows a Native couple fishing the Great Lakes.
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Climate-denying senator given money by BP PAC
Sen. James Inhofe, who opposes climate change regulation, has received $10,000 from PAC funded by donations from BP's U.S. staff.
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Walmart is quietly going on a massive building spree
The retailer is building hundreds of Neighborhood Market stores that have nothing to do with neighborhood and everything to do with dominating the market.
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Nothing is nonpartisan any more
Not even behavioral change to reduce energy use.
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Watch us explain ocean acidification with a soda maker
Ocean acidification is a big deal, but ... what is it again? Watch our video to get the two-minute take.
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What is the greenest type of bike frame?
Steel, aluminum, titanium, or carbon fiber -- that is the question. Umbra tests the metals.
