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Is it greener to buy a new car or drive the old one into the ground?
A reader is feline unsure about buying a new, fuel-efficient car. Umbra says it's better to make the leap, and she's not lion.
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Whales, fed up with being fished, take revenge on fishermen
In Alaska, once overfished sperm whales are striking back against fishermen by eating all of their fish. This is one whale's tale.
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Now BP and Shell will consider the cost of climate change when doing business
Both oil giants have agreed to support shareholder resolutions that will make them take global warming a little more seriously.
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2 years ago, the bad guys pledged to go good on rainforests. How’d they do?
Asia Pulp and Paper said it would stop cutting down Indonesian forests. Now, green groups say, it has delivered on much of its promises.
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![Microcapsules containing sodium carbonate solution are suspended on a mesh during carbon dioxide absorption testing. The mesh allows many capsules to be tested at one time while keeping them separated, exposing more of their surface area.]()
![Microcapsules containing sodium carbonate solution are suspended on a mesh during carbon dioxide absorption testing. The mesh allows many capsules to be tested at one time while keeping them separated, exposing more of their surface area.]()
These magic CO2-dissolving capsules want to save the world
Scientists think they've found a new technology for pulling carbon from the air, and it looks like weird fish roe.
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These 3D-printed bricks could replace your AC — except you, Florida
3D-printed bricks that act like air conditioners -- cool new technology for the win!
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Score one for ALEC: West Virginia is first state to repeal a renewable energy standard
Other states are also moving to roll back renewable policies, much to the delight of the right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council.
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Awesome news about U.S. clean energy
When you look at some of the hard numbers about how Americans are getting their energy, there's actually a lot to be excited about.
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This amazing gadget is the best technology we have for trapping CO2
Researchers found that the most efficient way to suck up a shit-ton of carbon was ... uh, trees.
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As oil buyers pull out of Venezuela, condom prices swell to $755
The fact that you filled up your gas tank for $20 this morning means that there's a couple in Caracas stewing in sexual frustration.
