Climate Technology
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Could utilities’ future be selling light instead of electrons?
The new business model would give utilities incentive to invest in energy efficiency.
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Greenhouse gas emissions explained, in seven balloons
In 2010, human activity caused 50 gigatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. Here's how the sources compare.
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Where’s the (contaminated) beef?
Hold that burger: The USDA just announced the recall of "approximately 50,100 pounds of ground beef products."
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The first rule of fracking is: Don’t talk about fracking
Under the terms of their family's damage settlement with a drilling company, two kids are forbidden from talking about fracking for the rest of their lives.
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Big nuke company decides renewables are a better bet in the U.S.
French utility EDF is selling its stake in five American nuclear reactors, citing concerns about profits. It will focus on renewable energy instead.
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Cuba is finally embracing solar power
The country gets just 4 percent of its electricity from renewable sources, but seven new solar farms will change that.
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Your mouthwash might soon come in packaging made from potatoes
Tom's of Maine, which produces all-natural toothpaste and other personal hygiene items, will be making potato plastic packages a reality.
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TransCanada plans colossal trans-Canada oil pipeline
With Keystone XL in limbo, TransCanada announced Thursday that it wants to build an even bigger pipeline from Alberta to eastern Canada.
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Fast food and furious: Restaurant workers are fed up with minimum wage
Fast food workers are on the march nationwide. What, oh what, are the poor corporate fat cats to do?
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American firm debuts first airplane to run on natural gas
The plane can fly on both standard aviation fuel and compressed natural gas.