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Genetically modified literature (in which I read books so you don’t have to)
Books on the GMO controversy don't always wear their sympathies and biases on their sleeves -- so here's a handy guide.
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Electric cars are clean today and will only get cleaner tomorrow
Never mind the skeptics: From cradle to grave, electric cars are the cleanest vehicles on the road today.
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More of America’s wind turbines are actually being built in America
In 2007, just 25 percent of turbine components used in new U.S. wind farms were produced domestically. Last year, that figure rose to 72 percent.
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BP whines some more about how rough life is
After Deepwater Horizon, BP was temporarily banned from winning new federal contracts. The oil giant thinks that's totally unfair and is now suing the government.
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Battery-powered unicycle is the perfect form of transportation
If two wheels are great, one wheel must be better.
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Elon Musk’s Hyperloop will get you from L.A. to San Francisco in 30 minutes flat
The founder of PayPal and Tesla Motors has a $6 billion idea. Now he just needs to find someone to build it for him.
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White House calls for more grid spending as climate changes
The nation's power grid is increasingly vulnerable to severe weather. The Obama administration is calling for upgrades but not saying where the funding should come from.
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A Texan tragedy: Ample oil, no water
The fracking boom in Texas sucks away precious water from beneath the ground, leaving cattle dead, farms bone-dry, and people thirsty.
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Carbon offsets plan stirs up controversy in California
Californian companies will soon be able to buy carbon offsets to fulfill up to 8 percent of their required greenhouse gas reductions.
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Apartments built inside wind turbines make living in the middle of the ocean seem even cooler
Two architects working in a Bulgarian studio imagined where offshore turbine workers might live.
