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This lamp absorbs 150 times more CO2 than a tree
It's still in the "so crazy it just might work" stage, but microalgae-powered lamps could absorb a ton of carbon from the air every year.
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Rooftop revolution: How to get solar to 100 million Americans
Nearly 100 million Americans could install over 60,000 megawatts of solar at less than grid prices – without subsidies – by 2021. That's the takeaway from a new report by John Farrell of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.
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Earth to Apple: Think different about profits
Our post on Apple's profits mislabeled its pie charts. But the point -- that Apple's pie is big enough to give Chinese workers some slack -- stands.
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Batteries could make power grid unnecessary in some countries
Aquion specializes in making large batteries, cheaply. They don’t look like much -- they live in a former TV factory outside Pittsburgh, and you'll probably never buy any of their products.
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A road made of crushed toilets
"Poticrete" is what Bellingham, Washington is calling their new road material, which incorporates ground-up toilets. Clever!
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Why climate change is irrelevant to clean energy
Maggie Koerth-Baker, science editor at BoingBoing, has written a book. Here’s the basic idea: In America at least, if we want to get anything done on clean energy, we have to divorce it from conversations about climate change.
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Levitating houses stay safe during earthquakes
A Japanese company called Air Danshin Systems can make houses fly. Not all the time, and not for particularly long. But when it counts — during an earthquake — the company’s technology can levitate a house more than an inch off its foundation. That means that while the earth shakes, the house stays safe.
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High gas prices? Whatevs — my phone gets me where I want to go
Given the choice between a car and a smartphone, young people increasingly opt for the phone. Why? Owning a car is sooooo last century. Plus, a phone is increasingly the best way to get around.
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Myhrvold: 50 simple things won’t fix the climate — but a few complex things might
Nathan Myhrvold responds to follow-up questions about his paper that found that the transition to carbon-free energy must begin immediately.
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Why your iThings don’t have to be weCruel
Does Apple really have no choice but to build your iPad and iPhone unsustainably, exploiting workers and resources? Not once you realize how the devices' costs break down.
