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Solar panels are starting to die. What will we do with the megatons of toxic trash?
Most solar manufacturers claim their panels will last for about 25 years. That means the solar e-waste glut is coming.
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Apple’s low-carbon aluminum is a climate game changer
The most exciting part of Apple’s new climate pledge? Low-carbon aluminum.
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Microsoft can’t achieve its climate goals alone — so it’s enlisting other companies to go net-zero
Nike, Starbucks, Mercedes, Unilever, and others join Microsoft in the Transform to Net Zero initiative
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Is renewable natural gas a serious alternative to ‘electrify everything’?
Gas utilities are betting on it.
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‘Million-mile’ batteries are coming. Are they a revolution?
True million-mile batteries are likely to outlast whatever cars they’re built for, meaning their arrival could dramatically impact both second-use markets and battery recycling.
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BP and Shell will keep (some of) it in the ground
Both companies admitted their products are worth less after the pandemic desolated the oil industry.
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Beyond ‘Climate Pledge Arena’: Are Amazon’s climate goals for real?
Critics say that the company is using deceptive accounting techniques to distract from its increasing emissions.
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How do you save clean energy? This company plans to pump it underground.
New York will be the first state to give the system a test drive.
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Amid a pandemic, transit authorities turn to technology
Cities are eyeing microtransit to create a responsive system. But experts say there are tradeoffs.
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Lyft drivers have 10 years to swap their gas cars for EVs
Lyft said it would transition to 100% electric vehicles by 2030. But its electrifying news leaves some questions unanswered.
