Climate Technology
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The technology that brought us Airbnb and Uber can do so much more
Urban policy professor Julian Agyeman says we need to rethink the idea of the "smart city."
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Heroes in the heartland are quietly protecting our land and water
Even as the partisan divide widens, a writer shows that Americans of all stripes are fighting for the environment.
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How we can turn railroads into a climate solution
A new proposal calls for electrifying railroads, running them on renewable energy, and using rail corridors as clean-power superhighways.
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Shell’s 1991 climate change film shows just how much it knew
Exxon isn't the only oil giant that ignored the dangers of global warming.
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Mardi Gras beads make a much bigger mess than you’d imagine
The trinkets leave a toxic trail from the Middle East to China to New Orleans. Here's how we could make Mardi Gras beads better.
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Here’s what the world’s biggest solar farm looks like from space
Satellite imagery shows how the complex has boomed since 2013.
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We explain Keystone XL, the pipeline that just won’t die
Trump revived the controversial tar-sands pipeline. What happens next?
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The future will be battery-powered
Inside the high-stakes race to build a better energy storage device.
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How a climate-friendly flour company built a flourishing market
Portland-based Shepherd’s Grain sells not only high-quality flour. It also sells the story of no-till farming.
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The unsolved mystery of an ocean protector’s disappearance
185 environmental advocates died in 2015. One was an American named Keith Davis.