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Utility “Gets Ready” for More Local Energy in Hawai’i
Hawai’an solar advocates are celebrating after the island state’s largest utility, Hawai’ian Electric (HECO) filed a plan with the public utility commission to take a “proactive approach” to adding more distributed solar to their grid system. Utilities across the country typically use “conservative blanket limits” on the amount of renewable energy allowed on local circuits […]
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Beyond less-bad to 100 percent fabulous: A chat with architect and sustainability thinker William McDonough
In McDonough's new book "The Upcycle," he and Michael Braungart think big about how we can remake society -- not to be less bad but to be really good.
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How to explain the atmosphere with a soccer ball
The next time your climate-denying uncle says it's arrogant to assume people can affect the atmosphere, show him this.
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ExxonMobil wins safety award from corporate-backed group
The National Safety Council, whose board includes ExxonMobil execs, has bestowed a safety medal on the oil giant. Never mind that little tar-sands spill in Arkansas!
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Italy seizes wind and solar trove from Mafia
The biggest ever seizure of Mafia-linked assets has transferred ownership of 43 wind and solar energy companies to the Italian government.
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Climate changes for wine regions could mean hangovers for wildlife
Researchers predict a two-thirds fall in production in the world's top wine regions by 2050, which could push vineyards into critical wildlife areas.
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Someone stole 11,000 pounds of Nutella and I wish it was me
They're going to have a hard time eating it all, but we are willing to help.
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For the price of the Iraq War, the U.S. could have gotten halfway to a renewable power system
If we had spent $3.9 trillion on building renewables instead of fighting in Iraq, we could be generating around half of our electricity from clean power today.
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Flying worst class: Air travel is about to get bumpier and barfier
Thanks to climate change, what remains of glamorous air travel will soon be soaked in vomit and spilled Diet Cokes.
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How Thatcher made the conservative case for climate action
In her later years, Margaret Thatcher tried to water down her climate legacy, but as prime minister, she rallied the world behind global action.
