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Nearly 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity, but bringing them up to a western level of consumption of fossil fuels will fry the planet. What's the ethical path forward?
There is a better way to burn your garbage, and of course the damn Swedes have already successfully adopted it.
Governments, communities, and everyday people are finding ways to combat the looming climate meltdown. In a five-part series this week, these students will tell you how.
Big Energy sees net metering as a threat to its bottom line, but it could be a boon for underserved communities, and electric utilities, too.
The donation boxes have been condemned as public nuisances, magnets for graffiti and crime, and fire hazards. In fact, they're a logical response to our overconsumption.
Once upon a time, this super-plant may have geoengineered the planet. Now scientists want to sequence its genome to learn its secret.
If a giant abyss appears near a fracking site, it COULD BE a sign that there’s something going on there that is not entirely advisable.
A reader wonders how much water has been wasted to raise money for ALS. Umbra says it's a drop in the bucket.
We don't have to understand every detail of the amazingly complex soil microbiome. We just have to feed it right, and it might work wonders.
