Greenery often beats tech in combating air pollution
Trees and other plants often do a better—and cheaper—job of scrubbing pollution from the air than technological solutions, according to a study led by an Ohio State University...
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Taking long-term energy storage to the mountaintop
Mountains could help supply long-term energy storage using simple, inexpensive, readily available technology, according to an article published November 6 in the journal Energy.
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Power line corridors provide important wildlife habitat
High-voltage electricity transmission lines support surprisingly robust populations of wildlife and may even help both plants and animals adjust to climate change. ...
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To charge an electric car in 10 minutes, just heat the battery
Plug your running-on-empty electric vehicle into a charging station, stroll inside for a cup of coffee, commiserate with the cashier about the weather, then head back to your...
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Shopify CEO takes to the trees to celebrate 1 million users
Congratulations to Shopify for reaching 1 million customers—and to co-founder and CEO Tobi Lütke for marking that milestone by donating 1 million + 1 trees! Why a million and 1?...
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This fish story has a happy, sustainable (and true!) ending
As National Seafood Month ends today, seafood lovers (especially on the West Coast) should offer a toast to an unlikely alliance of the fishing industry, government regulators,...
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Town finds perfect place for solar farm: water treatment pond
Solar energy farms can require a lot of land. So a New Jersey town looked to water instead. North America's largest floating solar array will supply 5,000 megawatt-hours of...
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A climate scientist takes blame for climate inaction
Climate scientists, says a climate scientist, must veer away from their "track record of mistaken conservatism." Instead, he says, they should sound the alarm about how...
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Amazing new battery has just one little problem
British engineer Trevor Jackson says his new battery design could quintuple the range of a Tesla Model S electric car while also making it much lighter. Jackson's battery uses...
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2 new technologies convert plastic waste into an asset
Two new technologies could, according to their creators, recycle all plastic waste into materials that could be used to create high-quality new plastics or fuel. That could...
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