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The quest to fix the irony at the heart of every heat pump
The appliances are key to ditching fossil fuels, but they rely on powerful greenhouse gases to work. Here’s how to tackle that problem.
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![A pile of electronics in a warehouse with a sign indoors that says 'redwood materials']()
Mining is an environmental and human rights nightmare. Battery recycling can ease that.
Recycling provides economic, national security, and environmental benefits. But the United States is playing catch-up to Asian countries, particularly China.
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MAGA Teslas? Elon Musk is upending the politics of EVs.
Teslas were once a green status symbol. Donald Trump's second term is changing that.
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Utilities may soon pay you to help support a greener grid
Electricity usually runs one way, but EV and large home batteries could provide a vast network of backup energy to draw on.
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![A person wearing a face mask, a hazmat suit, and gloves stands in front of a glass case filled with equipment. The entire scene is bathed in yellow light.]()
2 obscure clean energy metals are caught in the crosshairs of the US-China trade war
After a Chinese export ban, can America get gallium and germanium from Canada — or will tariffs get in the way?
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What sparks a wildfire? The answer often remains a mystery.
The source of more than half of all wildfires in the Western U.S. remains unknown. AI could change that.
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![A woman wades through flood waters that inundated a residential area in Garissa, Kenya, following torrential rains in May, 2024.]()
![A woman wades through flood waters that inundated a residential area in Garissa, Kenya, following torrential rains in May, 2024.]()
Traditional weather forecasting is slow and expensive. AI could help.
Forecasts powered by machine learning are proving to be faster and cheaper to produce than conventional methods — and more accurate, too.
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New technologies could refine the copper the world needs — without the dirty smelting
Copper will play a central role in the energy transition. These startups are working on a cleaner way to extract it.
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Scientists found a new ally in the fight to clean up CO2 emissions: ‘Chonkus’
A newly discovered bacterium could help humans deal with climate change — if scientists can figure out how to crack open its DNA.
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The nation’s first commercial carbon sequestration plant is in Illinois. It leaks.
The locals are worried: “Just because CO2 sequestration can be done doesn't mean it should be done."
