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Designing for a sustainable future in the world's most remote village

An international design competition hopes to bring energy-efficient housing and more to Tristan da Cunha.



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How to fight climate change: Invest in inner cities

A new online investing platform will fund energy-efficiency improvements for churches and nonprofits in poor neighborhoods.




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Breathe easy: Clean-burning wood stoves are on the way

New EPA regulations will clean up the biggest problem with burning wood: pollution and particulates.




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A cat has the surface area of a Ping-Pong table

And that information isn't as useless as it may seem.



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Lessons from 2015: We have to rethink how we talk about efficiency and green building

We can't just build better; we have to change the way we live.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Next-gen incandescent bulb is a light-recycling marvel

And it's potentially more efficient than an LED.



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This startup wants to pay you for saving electricity

With California-based OhmConnect, it's easy being green when you're also earning green.




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Why using a revolving door makes sense

For starters, it's more energy efficient than a standard door that swings.




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​15 things you should never put down the drain

From coffee grounds to flushable wipes, avoid these no-nos when rinsing and flushing.




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Super-absorbent Sponge Park to soak up pollutants along Brooklyn canal

In a place where the streets flood with sewage after it rains, salvation may come in the form of a park.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Are your yoga pants polluting the oceans?

We know plastic products pollution the ocean, but washing yoga pants, athletic wear and other clothes is a rising cause of concern.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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What do Millie's bowling ball, a Weber grill and tractor tires have in common?

Paddlers Paul Twedt and Michael Anderson started their Three Rivers Project to clean up Minnesota's three largest rivers.




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Why are dogs turning blue in India?

Officials determined the color is caused by pollution in the nearby Kasadi river, and shut down a factory accused of dumping dye.




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Thirsty Key deer get a helping hand after Irma

With fresh water supplies contaminated by Hurricane Irma, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees are bucking the rules to keep Key deer in Florida alive.




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Mariana Trench contains 'startling' amounts of plastic

New study reveals animals in ocean trenches are digesting plastic.



  • Research & Innovations

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The 'raw' water craze represents a refreshing return to the days when water could kill you

Untreated, unfiltered water is a pricey new trend that many are buying into — even though "raw" water could really cause you some harm.




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Plastics aren't just choking coral reefs, they're spreading disease, too.

159 coral reefs were examined in the Asian-Pacific region, and 89 percent of those reefs were contaminated with plastics and disease.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Historic DC cemetery doubles as pollution-absorbing sponge

The Nature Conservancy teams with the Archdiocese of Washington to curb urban runoff at a 150-year old cemetery.



  • Research & Innovations

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How ocean racers are helping solve the Great Pacific Garbage Patch problem

The Ocean Cleanup is ready to launch plastic-eating System 001 to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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This 51-year-old is swimming across the Pacific

Benôit 'Ben' Lecomte hopes his attempt to swim across the Pacific will bring awareness to the plastic pollution creating 'an ocean in peril.'



  • Wilderness & Resources

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The odd reason flamingos are flocking to Mumbai

Sewage in Mumbai's Thane Creek makes the city attractive to thousands of migrating flamingos, even though it's a turn-off for humans.




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Why is a spill that started in 2004 still leaking oil in the Gulf of Mexico?

The oil leak may be releasing thousands of gallons per day, but after 14 years, it is finally at least partly contained.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Gingrich promises U.S. moon base by 2020

Visiting Florida's Space Coast ahead of next week's primary, the GOP presidential candidate vows to build a permanent U.S. colony on the moon.




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Live webcams follow NASA astronauts as they simulate asteroid mining on the ocean floor

Four astronauts are spending 12 days underwater to prepare new methods for working in outer space. And they're Tweeting about it.



  • Research & Innovations

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Endeavour's landing in Los Angeles delayed to Sept. 21

Space shuttle Endeavour's highly anticipated arrival in Los Angeles has been deferred by a day.




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Space Shuttle Endeavour's journey condensed into amazing time-lapse video

Space shuttle Endeavour, you're a star. A captivating new time-lapse movie has condensed Endeavour's recent three-day road trip to a Los Angeles museum into mer




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3 Chinese astronauts land after record-breaking flight

The Shenzhou 10, along with its three crewmembers, returned safely after 15 days of space travel.




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NASA shuts down galaxy-hunting telescope

NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has been decommissioned after 10 years of data collecting on other galaxies and black holes.




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Is brain mapping project the Apollo of our time?

In previous decades, we explored outward. Today's landmarks in science come from looking deeper inside.



  • Research & Innovations

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Beyonce's use of Challenger disaster audio clip upsets astronauts' families

Beyoncé ended the year on a sour note with members of the NASA community.




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Challenger shuttle explosion taught NASA a painful lesson

Tuesday, Jan. 28 marked the 28th anniversary of the destruction of the space shuttle Challenger and loss of the crew.




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5 weird things launching into space on SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft today

A miniature space farm, robot legs, and microbes collected by cheerleaders are just a few of the odd passengers headed to the International Space Station.




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7 things to know about the summer solstice

Summer solstice, the unofficial first day of summer, is the day with the most hours of daylight.



  • Climate & Weather

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Europe swelters under devastating heat wave

Temperature records across the continent continue to fall as Europe buckles under heat wave. At least seven deaths have been attributed to the heat.



  • Climate & Weather

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In Japan, work kicks off on the world's largest floating solar farm

At a reservoir outside of Tokyo, water and electricity do indeed mix.




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Route 66 is getting a patch of solar power-generating pavement

Kitschy nostalgia and clean-tech collide along Route 66, America's Mother Road, thanks to Solar Roadways.




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Washington's largest rooftop solar array will be atop an IKEA store

As it turns out, the Swedish retailer's rooftop power plants are also the biggest in several other states.




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Will Tesla solar roofing be cheaper than normal roofing?

It will indeed, claims newly minted PV shingle magnate Elon Musk.




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Wyoming lawmakers want to put kibosh on sale of clean energy

Wind and solar get an unequal shake in the Equality State.




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China launches world's largest floating solar farm

You might be familiar with floating wind turbines, but what about floating solar panels?




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Thinking about going solar? Google adds peer pressure into the mix

A new feature added to Project Sunroof, a free solar mapping tool from Google, makes keeping up with Joneses even easier.




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World's first solar-powered theme park is coming to New Jersey

Following a protracted court battle, Six Flags Great Adventure is set to become the world's first theme park that's fully powered by the sun.




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Seawater Greenhouse brings agriculture to world's harshest environments

British tech startup Seawater Greenhouse makes the impossible feat of growing crops in arid regions possible with the help of plenty of sunshine and saltwater.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Wind and solar farms could bring regular rains to the Sahara desert

The Sahara, one of the largest deserts in the world, could be transformed into a more hospitable place thanks to clean energy.



  • Climate & Weather

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Chernobyl is producing energy again

The 4-acre Chernobyl solar power facility can supply enough power for a medium-sized village, or about 2,000 apartments.




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Washington, D.C., to run entirely on renewable energy by 2032

District of Columbia lawmakers approve legislation that fast-tracks the city's bold clean energy goals.




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Have you thought about cow-sharing?

If you're a fan of humanely raised, sustainable beef, you may want to become a 'steakholder.'




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Architects recognize Virginia's Brock Center for outstanding environmental performance

The Brock Environmental Center's 'regenerative' design is key to its AIA recognition — it generates 80 percent more energy than it uses.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Eating beans instead of beef will put a dent in greenhouse gas emissions

If you're not ready to go cold turkey with beef, we have some bean recipes to get you started in replacing just a meal or two.




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Italians are balking at a new produce bag fee

Plastic bags are bad, for sure. But a new fee for produce bags is angering some ... and you're not even allowed to bring your reusables!