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As water dries up, so do crops. Get used to it.
The link between reduced agricultural irrigation and reduced crop yields is becoming increasingly apparent -- and for a more populous world, an increasing problem.
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For the first time, America produces as much electricity from natural gas as from coal
And, remarkably, the U.S. produced more electricity from non-fossil fuels than from either natural gas or coal.
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We’re fighting the wrong fights over energy subsidies
Clean energy subsidies are really very small in the grand scheme of things, says Michael Liebreich of Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Consider that we're spending $83 billion a year just to patrol the Straits of Hormuz.
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How environmentalists win
Bashing corporations isn't getting us anywhere. Major environmental reforms won't be achieved without corporate support.
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I Am Not a Virgin makes cute clothes out of beer bottles and yogurt cups
These are maybe the most attractive “green” clothes we have ever seen: They’re trendy, they make your ass look good (or at least they make her ass look good), and they’re made in part from recycled glass bottles.
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Seaweed toothpaste can kill bad plaque bacteria
Researchers in England were studying seaweed enzymes to see if they could clean bacteria off the hulls of ships, when they were suddenly struck by inspiration. We imagine it went something like this: Bob: Dick, your breath stinks! Dick: Sorry. Bob: It smells like the hull of a ship that’s been out to sea too […]
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Let them eat kale: In Harlem, a farm share for the people
In order to get more healthy food to residents of Harlem and the Bronx, Corbin Hill Farm tweaks the community-supported agriculture model to work better for low-income people.
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The future of solar
It'll be a while before we see the final shape of the solar industry, says Michael Liebreich of Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
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How to put solar panels on your roof, even if you don’t have a roof
A bill advancing through the California legislature would make it easy for anyone who pays a utility bill to become a solar customer.
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Ultimate green car drops your carbon footprint to zero, by killing you
The Onion shares a really innovative green breakthrough: The Prius Solution kills you with a spike as soon as you get in.
