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Earth-cooling schemes need global sign-off, researchers say
Radical geoengineering projects could have disastrous impacts on the world's most vulnerable people, raising the need for global oversight.
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Gene discovery could breed veggies for a warmer planet
Scientists are making progress in developing a GMO lettuce that can grow in scorching heat. Um, yay?
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Bacon-flavored mouthwash should probably become reality
A bacon-flavored mouthwash that's entirely vegetarian? Too good to be true. Also, not true.
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Canadian officials in uproar over pipeline video game, not over actual pipelines
A game funded by a public broadcaster has players build virtual oil pipelines, which virtual opponents can then blow up.
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Citigroup: Renewables will triumph and natural gas will help
Banking giant Citigroup has issued a report that ought to thrill fans of renewable energy, even though greens might not like its message about natural gas.
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Invention of the day: A bladeless wind turbine
The wind turbine would convert wind to energy without any moving parts.
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Google makes Gmail greener by making it blue
This totally real and not fake Gmail update is inspired by nature. Like blue whales.
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Germany’s solar-power success: Too much of a good thing?
Germany’s little-guy suppliers are destabilizing big power companies, forcing them to rethink how they do business.
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This jellyfish is also a robot that is also a spy
You can rest easy knowing that this giant robotic jellyfish is spying on America's enemies.
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Tar-sands oil spills in Arkansas and Minnesota
A major spill from an Exxon pipeline in Arkansas caused 22 homes to be evacuated. It came just two days after a spill from a train in Minnesota.