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Arctic ice melt sets yet another record
This year's Arctic sea ice hit a new low.
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This Texas town will get all of its energy from solar and wind
City officials say the shift to 100-percent renewable energy is a way to save cash, not the planet.
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I gave up my iPhone for a week, and my life didn’t end
Did the iPhone cleanse change my life? No. Was it difficult? Not remotely.
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What’s the most energy-efficient kind of light?
Candles? Curly-Q bulbs? LEDs? What's an eco-minded reader to do? Umbra's answer is brilliant.
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Solar panel owners and utilities battle it out in California
Utility companies claim solar-powered homes are raising everyone else's electric bills.
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This geoengineering scheme could halt climate change — but it’s probably a terrible idea
Scientist Ken Caldeira explains.
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Are we really still flushing condoms down the toilet?
I'm sorry -- we need to talk about this.
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In San Francisco, could hanging your laundry get you evicted?
The owner of a single-room occupancy building in San Francisco's Chinatown takes aim at good old-fashioned clothesline drying.
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Will the Supreme Court kill the EPA’s efforts to crack down on mercury pollution?
Greens hoped that Chief Justice Roberts would continue a recent green streak. Their hopes were just dashed.
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Japan builds coal plants, calls it a win for the climate
Japan has spent nearly $2 billion for coal plants -- and they're calling it all "climate finance."