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2013 to be Record Year for Offshore Wind
By J. Matthew Roney Offshore wind power installations are on track to hit a seventh consecutive annual record in 2013. Developers added 1,080 megawatts of generating capacity in the first half of the year, expanding the world total by 20 percent in just six months. Fifteen countries host some 6,500 megawatts of offshore wind capacity. […]
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Granola bars made of used beer grain reduce waste, actually sound kind of tasty
A mocha stout granola bar made with Ghirardelli Chocolate and spent beer grain? We'll drink to that.
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Obama moves to block new coal plants abroad
The U.S. plans to use its international clout to make it hard for all but the poorest countries to build coal-fired power plants.
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Who wants to sit in a mushroom chair?!
You don’t have to be a caterpillar with a hookah to sit on this mycelium fungus chair, made by Dutch designer Erik Klarenbeek.
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This shower saves energy by letting you wash yourself in used bathwater
There's something about taking a shower in your own runoff that's delightfully meta yet gross at the same time.
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What to expect when you’re expecting the cops
An expert explains how protests became occasions for mass arrests -- as a byproduct of post-9/11 efforts to protect U.S. cities.
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Voters in heartland swing states care about the climate too
Seventy-four percent of swing-state voters support EPA carbon rules for power plants, including 58 percent of Republicans, according to a new poll.
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Nebraska is a loser in the wind-energy boom
The Cornhusker State is the third windiest in the union, but it ranks in the bottom half in terms of wind-power generation. Some state lawmakers are trying to change that.
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Why is Antarctic sea ice expanding?
The thin crust of ice floating around Antarctica expanded this year to cover a greater area than ever before, but that doesn't mean climate change isn't happening.
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California Sriracha factory is basically macing everyone in the area
People who live near the Irwindale, Calif., factory are complaining that it releases a smelly, irritating gas (like you when you eat too much Sriracha! Hey-ooooo I'll show myself out).
