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China begins carbon trading
China took its first step toward a national carbon-trading system on Tuesday, launching a pilot project in the city of Shenzhen.
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Keystone XL won’t use state-of-the-art spill technology
TransCanada plans to stick with older spill-detection systems on the pipeline, ignoring EPA's recommendation that it upgrade to more advanced equipment.
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16-year-old turns algae into biofuel, makes rest of us feel unaccomplished
This awesome Florida teen created a chemical-free process to create biodiesel from algae -- and it could be 20 percent cheaper than existing methods.
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Indianapolis to get nation’s largest EV sharing program
A French company plans to bring 500 electric cars and 1,200 charging stations to Indiana's capital, starting next year.
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Internet balloons are Google’s latest bid for world domination
Google is delivering internet to the developing world, and it's doing it via hot air balloon.
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Syngenta plays dirty to shape public opinion on herbicide
The ag-tech giant paid "experts" to discredit critics and support shills, according to a new story.
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Wind farms seek federal OK to kill eagles, pissing off both left and right
Wind developers want to be allowed to kill a few eagles. Conservationists say this is unnecessary. Right wingers are delighted to spread negative news about renewable energy.
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Nicaragua OKs plan for cross-country canal, environment be damned
Lawmakers have given a Hong Kong company rights to build a canal intended to rival Panama's. As you might imagine, there would be huge eco-downsides.
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If your commute isn’t douchey enough, ditch the bike for a $2,700 electric unicycle
Do you have too many wheels and too much money? Perhaps you want this self-balancing electric unicycle.
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You want to ration my what?
Stan Cox, author of a new book on rationing, chats about ways to divvy up CO2 emission rights and other resources more fairly.
