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Peru’s poorest will soon have solar power
Two million of Peru's poor are getting solar panels (a nice upgrade from oil lamps). Why can't we do that?
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Burning fossil fuels imperils our ability to burn fossil fuels
Large power plants are stuck in a terrible cycle.
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Disinfecting wipes are clogging the nation’s sewer systems
Bathroom wipes are being marketed as flushable, but once they reach the wastewater treatment plant they become a pain in the butt.
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Plant matters: Is photosynthesis the best defense against climate change?
Photosynthesis, in the form of biochar, may be an important weapon in the fight against climate change.
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E.U. bans another bee-killing insecticide
First the European Union banned three neonicotinoid pesticides, and now it's restricting use of a nerve agent that's toxic to bees. If only the U.S. were so concerned about pollinators.
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Keystone XL could hike gas prices as much as 40 cents a gallon
Midwesterners would see the biggest price increases if Keystone XL is built and Canadian oil starts bypassing American markets and heading abroad.
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Charge your phone with pee
A team at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory puts a new spin on the idea of waste-to-energy.
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How’d the present get so tense?
Technology is speeding up and dumbing down our world, argues Douglas Rushkoff in his latest book. Here's how to get our time back -- and use tech to clean up our polluted minds and planet.
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China plans a major solar spree
The country plans to quadruple its solar generation capacity by 2015, taking advantage of cheap solar panel prices caused by a supply glut.
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Here’s how the Koch brothers retaliate against journalists they don’t like
One reporter looked into the Kochs' interests in the Canadian oil industry and soon found himself under attack in Facebook and Google ads.
