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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.
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Ask Umbra: Which are greener, cartons or cans?
A reader has a container conundrum. Umbra sends her packing.
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Ocean acidification slurps up oysters
The shells of baby oysters are dissolving, causing big problems for a multi-generational family farm.
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When it rains, it pours: Climate change brings droughts and floods alike
Alterations in precipitation patterns and reduced snowpack are some of the climate-related changes that will affect the water supply.
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The sharing economy locked itself in its room again — it’s going through puberty
Once you could use Airbnb for a harmless little orgy. NOW the grownups say no. Parents just don’t understand!
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Before repairing the climate, we’ll have to repair the impacts of racism
If you wonder why more black people aren’t so quick to fight against the Keystone XL pipeline, it’s because we’re too busy fighting the school-to-prison pipeline.
