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By next summer, every IKEA in Britain will be selling solar panels
IKEA has a sneaky way of getting you to buy things you didn't know you always wanted.
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Hate eating? Join the DIY Soylent community and make your own nutritional mush
It’s kinda depressing to think about a joyless, futuristic liquid meal, but hey, at least you're cooking at home.
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What is Solar Worth to a Utility?
It’s an issue of national debate, but one unexpected state – Minnesota – is engaging a formal process for determining the methodology for setting the value of solar. As the first multi-utility process, it’s likely to set a precedent nationwide for what the “value of solar” will mean and whether it will aid the continued […]
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SeaWorld is working on inventing killer whale treadmills
Free Willy's gonna do some laps.
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Government shutdown would close EPA, too
Congratulations, Congress! When you cripple the federal government, you'll also scuttle the agency that tries to keep polluters at bay.
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These sea sponges look just like a Muppet
It's a case of life imitating art -- at least if Sesame Street counts as art.
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Data farm: MacArthur genius looks for food solutions from space
David Lobell's technique: Rise above the debate, collect and connect datasets, and try to figure out which sustainable farming techniques actually work.
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Ask Umbra: Which gas station is the least evil?
A reader wonders if it's possible to fuel up without letting the planet down. Umbra delivers the tough news.
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Global food waste explained (with five tomatoes)
Each year, the world produces about 1,471 pounds of edible food for every person on the planet. We only eat about half of that. What happens to the rest? This video breaks it down.
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China still leads the world in emissions, with no end in sight
With a quarter of global carbon dioxide emissions now coming from China, the world's most populous country will have an outsized influence on the future of climate change.
