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Compare time and cost of every possible transportation option with a single app
Whatever your favorite travel app is, RideScout probably has it beat.
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Coal plant accident spews coal ash into North Carolina river
Just last month, Duke Energy insisted there was no reason to clean up its coal-ash piles. Oops.
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Future near perfect: How humans can still save the day by 2050
In "The World We Made," green guru Jonathon Porritt writes of a future where we fix the planet with renewable energy, smart food systems, and jetpacks. Bonus: It's all possible. (Except maybe the jetpacks.)
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Teslas drive L.A. to N.Y. in three days, guzzle no gas
Never mind the snow and sleet -- a pair of Tesla Model S electric sedans just made it across the country in 76 hours.
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Shell will stay out of the Arctic this year
Shell announced it won't attempt to drill for oil in the Arctic this year -- and that it's "considering its options" in the region.
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Ask Umbra: How can I be sure my recycling gets … recycled?
A reader is suspicious that her co-mingle is getting hauled to the landfill. Umbra does a little sleuthing.
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Anti-fracking activist barred from 312.5 square miles of Pennsylvania
The court injunction brought in by an oil and gas company makes even supermarkets off-limits for Vera Scroggins
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Squirrels are the true threat to America’s infrastructure
Their sharp little teeth are taking down the electrical grid.
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The brightest bulb: Rising energy star scores seat with FLOTUS at State of the Union
Tyrone Davis sat with Michelle Obama during the State of the Union address. His specialty: Helping businesses save energy, and helping the climate at the same time.
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Your shiny makeup is brought to you by child laborers
If you spot mica in your makeup ingredient list, you might be complicit in some pretty gross labor practices.
