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How two guys turned recycled coffee grounds into a gourmet mushroom empire
Nikhil Arora and Alejandro Velez were recent grads who were supposed to go into investment banking, but they became obsessed with the idea that mushrooms could be grown in old coffee grounds.
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Chinese firms selling solar panels for less than cost
Here comes that trade war over solar panels we’ve been hearing about — the one that will have unfortunate consequences for the domestic rollout of solar power. A forthcoming study by the federal government could finally set this snowball in motion. The study reveals that Chinese solar panel makers are selling their wares at a […]
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Giant companies get real about climate adaptation
Who’s got billions of dollars and isn't going to wait for the GOP to arrive in the 21st century before they drop a significant portion of it on preparing for our climate-changed future? These guys.
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Wind turbines don’t harm health, says study
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental protection has released a 164-page report finding no ill effects.
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Army’s newest drone will be ‘green’
The Army is increasingly aware that the only way for its war machine to keep turning is for it to eliminate the long, vulnerable supply chain currently required to get energy to its soldiers. That’s one reason why it just awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to build a flying drone, light enough to be carried […]
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Tea Party mayor gets spanked for rejecting public transit
Last fall, the mayor of a leafy Detroit suburb led the fight against that darkest of evils: trains! But when the local business community lashed back, the Tea Partiers beat a hasty retreat, raising more questions about their ability to lead.
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How plug-in cars can face up to winter’s challenges
Plug-in and hybrid vehicles face particular challenges in cold weather. But new technologies in the works could help those cars cope.
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Africa’s first green, locavore, gluten-free beer
In Mozambique, home brewing is big -- not because the country is full of mustachioed, fixie-riding expats from Portlandia, but just because it's less expensive. So when brewing giant SABMiller wanted to figure out how to sell beer to people who are already making their own, they had to do it on the cheap.
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Here are the potential Solyndras of 2012
Hey makers of right-wing talking points! Pay attention to these solar companies. They might fail this year, and as we all know, when a solar company fails you can repurpose its hide into a political hobby-horse and ride it forever.
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Turning your teeth green — in a good way [VIDEO]
Is this America's Greenest Dentist? He can't make getting your teeth cleaned more fun, but he can make it greener. Find out how he does it.
