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One day your car battery could be made of wood
Scientists at the University of Maryland just tested a battery made of sodium, tin, and microscopic wood fibers from yellow pine trees.
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Taco Bell is making its meat healthier by refusing to call it “meat”
But if the word “meat” makes things sound unhealthy, what about the words “Taco Bell”?
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Watch as these fourth graders flip the switch to turn their classroom solar
This project was so good that the U.S. government took notice and made this great video.
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Ask Umbra: Which college major will lead to a green job?
A reader's green-minded son can't decide on a degree. Umbra hits the books.
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Germany takes the first step toward a supergrid
Germany is moving to build a "supergrid" that can carry renewable energy long distances. Will the U.S. catch up? Will the world?
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Massive Montana mine has tribes fighting over coal exports
A huge new coal-mining project just OK'd by the federal government pits a Montana tribe against native communities in the Pacific Northwest.
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Wind industry and enviros team up to study bird deaths
A new project will collect and publish hitherto secret data on bird kills at wind farms, aiming to help a clean energy source get even cleaner.
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Oil companies will curb use of air guns that torment marine mammals
Conservation groups suing to end seismic surveys in the Gulf of Mexico scored a partial victory, with oil companies agreeing to suspend sonar blasts in some areas for 30 months.
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EPA abandons investigation into fracking pollution
A draft 2011 study by EPA blamed frackers for groundwater contamination in Wyoming. But EPA is now dropping the research, to the industry's delight.
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This app helps you pat yourself on the back for helping the environment
Handprinter lets you measure your "carbon handprint," the net amount of good you do for the planet.
