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Flammable ice will help power the planet, then make it even hotter
Methane hydrates under the deep-sea floor are a huge potential source of energy -- and CO2 emissions. Japan has just figured out how to tap them.
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Make your clothes last longer by coating them in flame-retardant fish sperm
Fish sperm makes a good flame retardant. It's also really great for mixing with fish eggs to make more fish to make more fish sperm.
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Catch shares help corporations more than fish populations
The system of transferable fishing quotas has been bad news for small-scale operations, and it might not be helping fish much either.
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Solar power set to shine in 2013
New solar generation capacity will increase about 14 percent this year, thanks to high demand in the U.S., Japan, and especially China.
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Corn free: Cutting back on our dominant crop is easier said than done
The USDA tells farmers to decrease their risk by diversifying their crops. But when subsidies make corn so profitable, it's an uphill battle to change planting habits.
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Where innovation advocates go wrong
Advocates of cleantech innovation make important points, but they miss the big picture if they think they're in competition with advocates of deployment.
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Chinese forests now just chopstick factories in waiting
The country produces 80 billion pairs of disposable chopsticks each year, and that's taking a toll on China's forests.
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Is the next Fukushima in your backyard?
Two years after Fukushima, some U.S. nuclear power plants are still having meltdown scares.
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Insurance companies on climate change: ‘What climate change?’
Many insurance firms are clueless when it comes to climate change. Allstate and Travelers question its very existence.
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Ending the stupid technology innovation vs. deployment fight once and for all
Should we develop new clean energy technology or deploy the tech we already have? Both, obviously. So why are we still arguing about it?
