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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.
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Coal and China: Bad, but maybe not as bad as you think
China's been binging on coal, but that's not going to continue forever, says Michael Liebreich of Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
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We can’t solve our environmental problems without business
“If business isn’t developing solutions to our sustainability issues, they won’t be developed,” says Andy Hoffman, a professor of sustainable enterprise at the University of Michigan.
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Massive fracking company pays way lower tax rate than Grist interns
Chesapeake Energy Corp., the second-largest natural-gas producer in the U.S., has paid just 1 percent in income taxes over its 23-year history.
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Spray-on batteries could turn your coffee cup into an energy collecting device
A team of engineers have figured out how to make spray-on, rechargeable batteries that could transform any surface, anywhere, into a device for collecting and storing energy.
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After the Earth Summit, young people push for real change
World leaders failed to deliver in Rio. But there was other progress, and a call for fundamental economic change. Now, says one young observer, it’s time to raise some hell.
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WTO doesn’t want you to know where your meat was born
Mystery meat is about to make a comeback, now that the WTO has slapped down a rule requiring country-of-origin labels.
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This gigantic hybrid ship can run on a battery
Although gigantic ships are relatively efficient — compared to, say, transporting massive amounts of stuff by airplane — they do use an astounding amount of fuel. The shipping industry is working on this problem. In particular, a Norwegian shipping company and a marine energy company are partnering to work on a hybrid ship, the Viking […]
