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Watch dinosaurs defend the Gates Foundation’s farm policy
Some food activists are not happy with the Gates Foundation's programs to help farmers. But why? We boil the issue down in a new video.
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Turns out coral reefs could help mend human bones
Good thing we figured that out before we wiped them out completely.
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Rooftop solar is just the beginning; utilities must innovate or go extinct
Fights over rooftop solar generally focus on "net metering," but the challenge to utilities is far greater than that, and if they hope to survive, their response must be more ambitious.
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U.K. climate activists take divestment to the banks
A new campaign in Britain aims to get banks to stop investing in the fossil fuel industry.
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We can provide power to everyone without a huge leap in emissions, study finds
The world’s poorest people use so little energy at the moment that initially, upon being connected to the grid, they will not add much to the climate crisis.
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Is there hope for West Virginia as it moves away from coal?
Not as much as we might like, because next the state will fixate on fracking for natural gas, as West Virginia native Jeff Young explains.
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What’s the best solar charger for my cellphone?
A reader needs a better solar charger, and he's buying on a budget. Umbra plugs him in.
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Now your smartphone can be fair trade, too
This new startup wants to sell you a conflict-minerals-free cellphone.
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This proposed pipeline would be even bigger than Keystone XL
But will it ever get built?
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This ambassador for black politicians argues that solar drags down African Americans
She takes the concerns of African-American communities straight to the White House -- and she's taking her talking points on solar net-metering straight from the utility companies.