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Forget saving the planet, driving an electric car will save your life
If you want to sell the climate change fight, make it about personal health.
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This poem about air actually gets rid of pollution
Most poems about the environment suck. “In Praise of Air” is no exception -- it sucks nitrogen oxide!
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Watch this Austrian farmer’s awesome rant about milk vs. Red Bull
In case you weren’t convinced, Hons smashes a can of Red Bull and says, “NOW where are your wings?”
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Here’s how and where you’re most likely to die on a bike
A new study from the League of American Bicyclists sheds some light on the most dangerous cycling conditions.
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This app makes the NYC subway system come alive
Free app Tunnel Vision wants to use data to make the subway wait go by a little faster.
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Denmark, Portugal, and Spain Leading the World in Wind Power
By J. Matthew Roney Denmark produced one third of its electricity from the wind in 2013. In no other country has wind’s share of annual electricity generation yet topped 30 percent. But the Danes are not stopping there—they are eyeing a goal of 50 percent wind by 2020, with most of the needed expansion coming […]
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Show Me Solar: Missouri’s Opportunity for Solar Power
What can solar power do for a single state? How about 21% of its energy, $14 billion in economic activity, and over 150,000 jobs. At a discount to existing electricity costs. Without subsidies. That’s what solar power can do for Missouri, but the state’s utilities may be about to pull the plug on local solar […]
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Reforming fashion, one killer dress at a time
Yael Aflalo's label The Reformation is a sustainable clothing company with a high-couture twist.
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Put a bee on it: Portland “bee dork” makes hives with pollinators in mind
Ever the artisanal trend-setter, Stump Town is now rolling out stylish condos for backyard bees.
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Sea-level rise is already eating our coasts
Facing the floodwaters are 94,000 miles of U.S. coastline and more than $1 trillion in infrastructure.
