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In the renewable energy race, solar power is hot hot hot
New solar power plants will add 20 percent more capacity this year than last. Wind power, meanwhile, has been hung out to dry.
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By next summer, every IKEA in Britain will be selling solar panels
IKEA has a sneaky way of getting you to buy things you didn't know you always wanted.
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Ask Umbra: Which gas station is the least evil?
A reader wonders if it's possible to fuel up without letting the planet down. Umbra delivers the tough news.
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26 food films you have to watch
There are many incredible films about changes being made -- or that need to be made -- in the food system. Here are some of the best.
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Can’t afford a Tesla? Rent one in California
Hertz will begin renting Tesla's Model S sedan and Roadster electric vehicles at two of its Californian locations.
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This weird thing chickens do with their heads will hypnotize you
Yes, technically it’s an ad for a car, but HOLY COW is this video of chickens mesmerizing.
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Are GMOs worth their weight in gold? To farmers, not exactly
Biotech seeds cost more and often return less than conventional crops or organic farming. But they do give farmers a kind of safety net.
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Feds to frackers: “No, please — let us help you find a place to dump your wastewater”
The Department of Energy is spending $1.8 million trying to help frackers in the Northeast find somewhere to dump millions of barrels of wastewater.
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World’s biggest solar thermal power plant fired up in California
As of Tuesday, the sprawling Ivanpah solar power plant in California's Mojave Desert started supplying electricity to up to 200,000 homes.
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Great Lakes shipping terminal for Bakken oil hits dead end
A crude terminal proposed for Duluth, Minn., would load oil tankers bound for the East Coat through the Great Lakes. But the plans have faltered.
