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Should I keep my laptop plugged in while I use it?
A reader wants to know how best to preserve his computer's battery. Advice columnist Umbra Fisk charges in with answers.
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Relying on future tech to suck up carbon is rolling the dice with the planet
Scientists are trying to develop negative-emissions technologies. Will they work?
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Is synthetic yarn for the birds?
A knitter wonders if it's OK to put acrylic yarn scraps outside for birds to make nests with. Umbra Fisk swoops in with an answer.
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Ken Bone: “If I was Energy King …”
We talked to the red-sweatered star of the second presidential debate about climate change and his job as a coal plant operator.
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As ice melts and seas rise, can endangered languages survive?
From Greenland to the Marshall Islands, climate change threatens unique cultures.
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Apple’s recycling robot wants your old iPhone. Don’t give it to him.
Recycling electronics is a messy business.
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This young engineer wants to convince you that nuclear power is just what the climate needs
Rachel Slaybaugh is excited about new nuclear startups and confident that nuclear energy can be safe.
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Florida doesn’t know what’s coming for it
Hurricanes are getting rarer but stronger. As Matthew barrels toward Florida, communities remain unprepared for a big storm.
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Meet the woman who’s making Google more sustainable
Kate Brandt, Google's lead for sustainability, tells us what she's excited about right now.
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Why Uber won’t fuel more sprawl
A prominent economist says that the rise of Uber and self-driving cars will spur a new exodus to the suburbs. Here's why he's wrong.
