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Whatever, Tesla, this guy just invented a real flying car
The Terrafugia Transition will go down in history as the first ever commercially available flying car AND the worst name ever given to a product of any sort.
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Why this U.N. climate summit is especially important
There's more optimism than usual about the two-week negotiating session in Lima, Peru.
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Why aren’t we all driving hydrogen fuel cell cars?
A reader wonders when hydrogen-powered vehicles will rule the road. Umbra takes a look under the hood.
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Aaron Sorkin tackles climate change on “The Newsroom” and … oy
It is not in fact true that we're doomed to face a "catastrophic failure of the planet."
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Less food stamps = more hunger. Duh!
The idea that cutting food assistance will help move poor people towards self-sufficiency looks like a pipe dream.
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Long-weekend pastime: Look for oil-by-rail disasters near you
ProPublica's interactive 50-state map is the best tour guide yet for this increasingly common hazard of North America's energy boom.
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A Kenyan kid turns his friends’ poop into clean energy
Leroy Mwasaru and his team tackled shoddy sanitation with a bioreactor that produces cooking fuel from so-called waste.
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Thanksgiving leftovers? Nah. Turkey empanadas? You bet.
Food that’s not eaten still has a climate impact, after all, and beyond that, pie in the trash in an honest-to-God crime.
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Politico’s normal, awful story on EPA’s new air rule
In the odd world of political media, whiny business interests are quoted extensively, while health benefits to the public are ignored.
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Shopping tips for the eco-minded dresser
A reader wonders where to look for the greenest threads. Umbra stitches together a plan.
