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New York City is using its food waste to create heat
This is a few steps more complicated than burning your trash pile.
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This company is making vodka out of melted icebergs
An iceberg's worth of vodka? That's a lot of vodka
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60 Minutes’ ‘Cleantech Crash’ segment misses the point, critics charge
The 60 Minutes segment questions whether "cleantech" has become a "dirty word."
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California’s cap-and-trade program could fund high-speed rail
Gov. Jerry Brown wants to take $250 million raised by the state's carbon-trading program and put it toward a fast train between L.A. and San Francisco.
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It’s too cold in Chicago for even polar bears to stay outside
For a polar bear, Chicago is usually the equivalent to living in Costa Rica.
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During a storm, this guy powered his TV with his Prius
When an ex-mechanic lost power for almost a whole day, he just hooked up his Prius and powered his furnace, lights, fridge -- even his TV.
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McDonald’s will shift (very slowly) to sustainable beef
The fast-food giant will start buying some in 2016, and then gradually work toward its "aspirational goal" of buying 100 percent verified sustainable beef.
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Here is a baby skunk wearing a onesie and cuddling with a toy sloth
Seven-month-old skunk Stunky couldn't wear a cone of shame, so she's wearing a onesie. Of course.
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British thieves make off with thousands of sleeping bees
First of all, who steals from a community garden? BRITISH SATAN?
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Street artists trace against time — and sea-level rise
Here's the story of how a quirky art project morphed into a surprisingly powerful tool for rallying communities to fight climate change.
