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Colorado’s oil and gas boom is polluting the state’s air
Drillers pump 600 tons of air pollution over Colorado every day, and three-quarters of the state's air pollution enforcement cases are linked to drilling.
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Whatever happened to “green jobs”?
Four years ago, Obama's climate messaging focused on the benefits of a green economy. Why the sudden swing to science?
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Solar plane completes cross-country trip despite torn wing
The Solar Impulse landed in New York late Saturday, finishing a historic, 3,500-mile stop-and-start journey across the U.S.
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Solar-paneled headphones keep your phone from constantly dying
The solar panel's built into the headband part of the headphones, and there are batteries to store the power in the ear cups.
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Train explosion in Quebec stokes debate about oil transport
The deadly accident in Lac-Megantic has some people arguing that pipelines are safer than rail for transporting oil. The argument misses the point.
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Ask Umbra: Is it OK to shop at IKEA?
A reader urges her boyfriend to choose upcycled furniture over IKEA indulgence. Umbra pulls up a chair to the negotiating table.
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The genetically modified food debate: Where do we begin?
If we look past the rhetoric on both sides and review the science with an open mind and a skeptical eye, surely we can arrive at some trustworthy conclusions. Right?
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This fish farm gives a portion of its product to predators
Veta La Palma takes sustainable fish farming to a whole new level.
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Can bringing wetlands back to our coasts protect us from future megastorms?
Landscape architect Kevin Shanley says human-made marshes can act as buffers against storm surges, but will they be enough to save us from the rising seas?
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Solar-powered sedan hits Dutch streets
Stella is a solar-powered prototype car with a range of 270 miles, room for four plus luggage -- and a steering wheel that swells and shrinks.
