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Republican Presidential Hopefuls Out Of Step With Their Religions On Climate Change

Here at TreeHugger we've long documented how every major religious group has come out supporting strong action on climate change, so the following irony, pointed out by Climate Progress shouldn't come as a shock: Even




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If More of Us Love Nature, The Environment Will Take Care of Itself

Like the word 'sustainability', 'environmentalism' has become a hollow word, a word divorced from meaning, a word lacking in soul, separated from its essence.




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200 evangelical scientists ask Congress to pass climate legislation

Two hundred evangelical scientists recently wrote a letter to Congress making the religious case for passing climate change legislation.




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Evangelical Christians call on Obama to protect public lands from oil and gas leasing

Rev. Richard Cizik and the nonprofit New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good have released a video message to President Obama calling on him to do more to protect public lands from destruction by private industry.




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UK's National Grid supports 2030 petrol/diesel car ban

The electricity grid can handle a ban, ten years earlier than law makers are aiming for.




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In California, people without rooftop solar panels pay a $65 per year subsidy to those with them

Solar power is a wonderful thing but the benefits are not evenly distributed.




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CA approves utilities' massive $738 million electric vehicle proposal

This will mark a significant scaling of electrified transportation—including trucks and buses too.




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Duke Energy dedicates $25 million to EV charging in NC, promises 300 MW of battery storage

In a compromise with environmentalists, the energy giant is committing some significant resources to clean tech.




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California utility offers rebates and incentives for going all-electric

SMUD demonstrate that all-electric living is actually cheaper than gas.




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California utilities will pay you to drive electric

And why not?




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The UK sees lowest per-capita energy generation since 1984

It's not just renewables that are driving down emissions.




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Why we need "all of the above" carbon-free power sources

More on why the 626 environmental groups demanding action on climate change shouldn't be doctrinaire.




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If you think the Green New Deal is tough to do, think about the Rural Electrification Administration

Starting in 1936 they wired the entire country, the houses, the tools and the farms, changing America. It is time to think big and do it again.




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New report card for best electronics recycling shows Staples in the lead

A new report card from the Electronics TakeBack Coaltion shows how each retailer stacks up when it comes to recycling the merchandise they sell us.




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Phoneblok is radical vision of what tech could be

Critics have been quick to say that Phonebloks isn't realistic with the current market. What they are missing is that this is the entire point of the project. Phonebloks aims to alter the present, but re-imagining the future.




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African inventor makes 3D printer with... E-waste

Kodjo Afate Gnikou is a 33 years old inventor from Togo, in West Africa. Using mostly e-waste that he found in a scrap yard, he built a functioning 3D printer that he calls W.AFATE.




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Fungi can recycle your smartphone battery

The best way to extract all of those valuable metals in old electronics may be to grow some fungus.




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The Google car is ready to hit the road

And the Oatmeal says " I'm ready for our army of Skynet Marshmallow Bumper Bots."




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How a cheap plywood temporary building became the inspiration for Google's new headquarters

It may well be more Jane Jacobs and Stewart Brand than it is Bjarke Ingells.




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Google's self-driving car hits the road this summer

These may be limited to 25 MPH, but the era of autonomous cars is coming at us really fast.




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Google to transform carcass of Alabama coal power plant into clean-powered datacenter

Using the bones of old-world infrastructure to build new-world infrastructure.




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Virtually climb El Capitan with Google Street View

The Street View cameras now take you on extreme vertical tours alongside famous climbers.




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INDEX: Google Cardboard may be the next very big thing.

It's cheap, it works and Oh, the places you'll go.




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Google cars will stick it to the man

I, for one, welcome the arrival of soft and sticky google cars.




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Google Street View cars turned into gas leak detectors

A fleet of the cars mapped methane leaks in three major cities and the results aren't good.




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Dandelion: an audacious and radical geothermal energy startup?

Alphabet's X moonshot factory spins out a ground source heat pump company.




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Trudeau says Canada will ban single-use plastics as early as 2021

The prime minister also mentioned holding companies responsible for the packaging waste they create.




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Montreal reveals plans for an electric car sharing service, aims for 1,000 EVs by 2020

The city wants to become a leader in electric transportation, part of a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by a third.




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Artist sculpts hyper-real landscape out of encyclopedia set (Video)

Books aren't just for reading -- you can carve incredible works out of them too, as this artist has done with this 24-volume set.




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Do bike lanes cause air pollution? Nope. In fact, they can fight climate change.

A new study shows that in fact, if you build them, people use them and drive less.




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Converted minimalist work cabin comes with secret telescoping ladder

All work and no play? Here's a work space with some playful humor built in.




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Lyft launches 'Green Mode,' allows users to request electric cars

The rollout starts in Seattle, then more broadly.




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Why do electric cars look just like.... cars?

Why doesn't form follow function?




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Gas car sales are down in China, EU, US. Electric cars to blame.

Now, if only we could get US drivers out of their trucks.




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Are you waiting for the perfect electric car?

And will gas cars suffer as a result?




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Electrification is not enough: Decarbonizing transport requires a systems approach

Lloyd Alter would be so proud.




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Norway's capital adding 70 new electric buses

Let's hope they play nicely with government-funded cargo bikes.




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Canada introduces $5,000 incentive to buy electric vehicles

Now how about some incentives to get people out of cars?




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Why aren't North Americans buying electric cars?

Price is no longer the main obstacle. Lack of understanding might be.




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Why electric cars won't save us: There are not enough resources to build them

British scientists do the math and find that we come up short for cobalt, lithium and copper.




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Electric cars are taking over

As prices drop and range increases, more and more people are going electric.




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Poland to Ban Monsanto’s Genetically Modified Corn

Following anti-Monsanto activism in other countries, Poland has announced plans to completely ban the growth of Monsanto’s genetically modified strain MON810.




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With "Roundup Ready PLUS" Monsanto Capitalizes on the Superweeds It Created

For Monsanto, superweeds are just another selling point for its products.




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Judge allows California to require cancer warning on Monsanto's Roundup

A judge has ruled against Monsanto; company complains that it would drive some customers away. Unsealed documents add to drama.




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Electric cars are sucking up all the air in the room

Or, once again, why electric cars [on their own] won't save us.




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Surprising Agreement On The Connection Between Obesity and Healthcare Costs

Michael Pollan writes in the New York Times about the connection between the American diet and the cost of health care; Surprisingly, conservative writers like Marie-Josée Kravis are saying much the same thing,




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Oprah Goes Local, Harrison Ford Bugs Out, and More

Oprah treated her audience to an in-depth look at sustainable, cruelty-free eating with a show that included appearances from Michael Pollan and Alicia Silverstone. While Pollan talked about how eating local, organic food can cost




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Masters of Beef Advocacy Grads Take On Sustainable Food Supporters, Attacking The Wrong Target

If you don't subscribe to the print version of Mother Jones you may have missed what seems to be a really sort of creepy story about how the US beef industry is not so subtly waging war against sustainable and slow




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What's wrong with America's approach to food?

Michael Pollan weighs in on what he calls a "national eating disorder."




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Are Walmart's Eco-Efforts Enough? Balancing Sustainability & Social Responsibility at America's Largest Retailer

Walmart has been in the sustainability spotlight over the last few years, both for implementing its own efficiency measures and for raising the bar for industry at large. Some view these initiatives with skepticism because the