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This velomobile is basically an electric car without the hassle
If the words “recumbent trike” make your lip curl, we understand. But the solar-powered, electric ELF deserves a second look.
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“Years of Living Dangerously” host on the climate change stories we need to tell
M. Sanjayan, a host of Showtime's new series on climate change, talks about almost dying on set, telling the stories behind science, and the new face of global warming.
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No, the IPCC climate report doesn’t call for a fracking boom
Ignore those misleading media reports. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change actually calls for a clean energy revolution.
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Power plants lose legal bid to douse you with mercury
Owners of coal plants filed suit over EPA rules cracking down on toxic air pollutants, arguing they were too expensive. A federal court disagreed.
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Why it matters that Democrat Mary Landrieu is bashing Obama over energy
In her first reelection ad of the year, Landrieu comes out swinging on behalf of the oil industry. Unfortunately, it's not just talk.
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Here’s a wind turbine you can toss in your purse
The Trinity portable wind turbine is only 12 inches tall and weighs less than your laptop. Matrix jokes ensue.
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Scientists are using mushrooms to get gold out of your old phone
'Shrooms make it easier to recover precious metals from electronic waste. Hey, is that a dragon eating a rainbow?
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Why it’s a big deal that half of the Great Lakes are still covered in ice
What happens when it all melts? Read on.
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Fearless teenage fish don’t run from climate change, death
These acid-addled fish just want to watch the world burn.
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Sally Jewell’s frustrating first year in Washington
Obama's interior secretary has faced an uphill battle in Washington as she tries to implement her ambitious agenda in the face of budget fights and partisan politics.
