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In the future, you may never have to do laundry again
New high-tech fabrics can clean themselves -- just add sun.
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What the NFL’s concussion scandal has in common with tobacco and ExxonMobil
Three unrelated industries have a lot more shared history than we thought.
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Leonardo DiCaprio attacks climate change deniers running for president
Will Donald Trump lash out at Leo next?
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This green entrepreneur was once an undocumented farmworker
Ruben Garcia's remarkable innovations are helping to clean up the shipping industry.
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9 figures to help you understand the state of renewable energy
A new U.N. report offers insight into countries' differing approaches to the clean energy sector.
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The bitter truth about butter’s environmental impacts
A recently converted vegan wonders if it takes more energy to produce cooking oils than it does to make butter. Advice maven Umbra Fisk says she shouldn't waffle.
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The U.S. is just pathetic on high-speed rail
In a new ranking of nations' high-speed train networks, the U.S. comes in below even Turkey and Uzbekistan.
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These sea cucumbers vacuum up the ocean’s trash — and they’re in trouble
Pollution and overfishing are big problems for the "burnt hot dog" cucumber.
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What would actually happen if we stopped eating so much meat?
A new study shows just how much CO2 -- and lives -- we'd save if we just cut our meat consumption in half by 2050.
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Protestors turn a federal offshore oil auction into a circus
Watch about 150 activists disrupt the auction for offshore drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico.