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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.
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Batteries included: New wind turbines and solar panels come with built-in storage
Solar and wind systems need batteries to store power for when the sun isn't shining or the wind isn't blowing. But why have two devices when you could have just one?
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Feds, Arkansas sue Exxon over tar-sands spill
The Justice Department and the state of Arkansas want to make sure ExxonMobil pays up and cleans up after its pipeline spill in Mayflower, Ark.
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Pipeline spills oil waste on more than 100 acres in Alberta
A five-year-old pipeline sprung a leak and spilled 2.5 million gallons of oily water, wiping out a wide swath of trees and vegetation -- and raising alarms yet again about pipeline safety.
