Climate Technology
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Why are bees hurting? A lineup of suspects
There are so many possible explanations for why honeybee populations have been in decline. Here they all are, carefully evaluated.
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Food cops bust Whole Foods for shady prices
A sting operation checking out if Whole Foods prices are really supposed to be that high found that “every label was inaccurate."
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This bike does everything for your lazy ass
This smartbike is set to synch up with your smartphone or smartwatch, making it very appealing to your lazybrain and lazybody.
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The thing we need most to deal with climate change — beer — is threatened by climate change
Climate change is pushing the brewing industry to think more deeply about its practices and find more sustainable ways of producing your pint.
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Planet-unfriendly Pacific trade pact leaps a big hurdle
President Obama is getting close to securing the authority to enact his Trans-Pacific trade deal. Right now that looks like a loss for the environment.
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NASA wants to get rid of that flying pollution factory you took to Florida
The agency announced it will spend the next two years trying to create a new type of aircraft with "maximum efficiency and minimal environmental impact.”
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Can a new startup lead the charge for better, cheaper batteries?
24M claims it's got a new way to bring down the cost of the big batteries that renewable energy systems need. It'll take years to see if the company's right.
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What makes owls deadly could make wind turbines silent
This bird-inspired tech tweak could make wind turbines quieter -- and that might make them more effective, too.
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California is figuring out the whole drought thing for the rest of us
Turns out there's an upside to the ongoing drought in the U.S.
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Are solar compactors actually good for the earth?
They're popping up in greener cities everywhere -- those solar-powered public trash cans. But do they actually make a difference? Umbra has the answer.
