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Amtrak is making a comeback, kinda
Ridership has grown by 55 percent since 1997 and is now at record levels, with over 31 million travelers annually, says a new report from Brookings.
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China keeps making new green pledges
From a carbon tax to investment in air-quality upgrades, China is taking action to clean up its filthy environment.
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U.S. nuclear companies fight new safety measures
Is $20 million too much to spend to prevent radioactive fallout in the case of a nuclear accident? Germany, Japan, and other nations say no. American companies say yes.
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A robot that throws cinderblocks means that humans will no longer be employed to throw cinderblocks
Some robot builders have built a robot that throws cinderblocks. They are still working on the aim.
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Brazil’s Carnival now runs on pee
Rio's Carnival has adopted a program called Power to the Pee, where pee running over turbines creates energy to power the event's sound system.
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Soon they’ll be able to 3D-print you a hybrid car
They can make everything else with 3D printers, and now, they can make cars too. Or they will be able to soon.
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Invasive species? This sushi chef rolls with it
Bun Lai transforms pests like lionfish, jellyfish, and invasive crabs into tasty table fare while nudging sushi back to its freshwater origins.
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How NASA scientists are turning L.A. into one big climate-change lab
Scientists with the Megacities Carbon Project hope to pin down a slippery piece of climate science: measuring a city's carbon footprint.
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Top four reasons the U.S. still doesn’t have a single offshore wind turbine
The U.K. has 870. Germany has 416. So what’s stopping us?
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New York Times kills its ‘Green’ blog
First the Times shut down its environment desk. Now it's shuttering its environment blog. But the paper claims it'll keep reporting on green issues.
