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Floating offshore wind turbines spinning near Fukushima
Japan is installing floating turbines near the site of one of the world's worst nuclear disasters. The first one started generating power on Monday.
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3D-printed disposable panties are greener than they sound
Not quite as green as going commando, but these skivvies are a good start.
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Train loaded with oil derails, explodes, pollutes Alabama wetlands
A 90-car train carrying fracked oil from North Dakota went off the rails into a marsh, making a big ol' mess.
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Tell the FDA what you really think about its new food safety rules
How well do the new regulations balance helping small farmers with protecting our food supply from nasty bugs? Now's your chance to weigh in.
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Sardines have nearly disappeared off West Coast
When Canadian fishermen headed out for their annual sardine hunt in the Pacific Ocean earlier this fall, they got a rude surprise. Their nets came up empty.
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Carbon-sucking golf balls and other crazy climate patents
An afternoon searching recent U.S. patents pulls up some curious climate solutions.
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Solar panels get more efficient when they listen to pop music
Rock and pop music boost zinc oxide solar panel efficiency by 50 percent. Quit trying for technological innovations and crank up the HAIM!
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Obama admin keeps trying to help coal industry, coal industry keeps whining
The Department of Energy is doling out $84 million to help develop carbon-capture technology, which will be needed to realize the "clean coal" dream.
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Stephen Colbert loves this Toys “R” Us ad, because nature sucks
"Nature is boring. I played in it once. There was nothing to buy. It sucked."
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Can Elon Musk’s cousin do for solar power what Tesla has done for electric cars?
The once inexperienced businessman is changing the face of solar energy.