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Exxon tears down two Arkansas houses damaged by oil spill

More than six months since tar sands oil spilled into a Mayflower, Arkansas neighborhood, two homes have just been leveled by Exxon in order to clean up oil that was found under their foundations.




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US energy maps show energy infrastructure sitting in extreme weather's line of target

If a hurricane is headed your way, you surely have a lot on your mind. Knowing the energy infrastructure risks in your area may be one more thing to throw in there.




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Don't drill, baby, don't drill: Positive and negative impacts of the recent oil crash

A look at the fallout from the recent oil price crash.




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Pipeline that spilled 105,000 gallons of oil in California was only one in county without 'auto shut-off'

Why make exceptions like this?




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This is the ongoing gas leak in California that's an epic ecological disaster

Impact of greenhouse gases released since October measured over a 20-year time frame is equivalent to emissions from 7 million cars.




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Has coal burning finally peaked in China?

Let's not celebrate yet, but if it has, we still need to make the transition happen more quickly.




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California gas well blowout was largest methane leak in US history

New study finds Aliso Canyon disaster’s impact equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions from over half a million cars.




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The 15 costliest nuclear disasters and the nuclear risks of the future

Largest study yet predicts "The next nuclear accident may be much sooner or more severe than the public realizes"




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Ikea to ban single-use plastic, go 'climate positive' by 2030

If you're going to go for it, you may as well REALLY go for it.




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Co-working giant won't reimburse meat-based employee meals

It'll be interesting to see how this is received.




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Marriott removing plastic straws from its 6,500 hotels

The largest hotel chain in the world joins the move against straws.




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Kroger phasing out single-use plastic bags

All 2,800 stores will go paper or reusable bag only... eventually.




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SodaStream launches device to clean plastics from ocean

This is the first-known attempt of a commercial company to undertake a physical clean-up of trash from open waters.




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What Adidas and Parley are doing for the oceans

From making shoes out of marine debris to the Run For The Oceans global initiative, this dynamic partnership is tackling plastic pollution in a big way.




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Dreamy Danish holiday workshop village is entirely built from trash

Artist Thomas Dambo and his team of elves built this wonderful recycled village in Copenhagen where DIYers can make all of their gifts for free.




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Why is Denmark so successful at reducing food waste?

It's all about the culture.




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Linea crib transforms into bed & sofa as baby grows into adolescence

A piece of baby furniture that's designed to last longer by changing into other useful things as one's child grows.




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Denmark allows fast and heavy "speed pedelecs" in the bike lanes. What were they thinking?

We always write "Learn from Denmark." We take it back.




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Charge your own batteries as well as your car's at these park-like charging stations

COBE architects are turning charging time into quality time.




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10 ways to stop being a water waster

There is no resource more precious than water, so here are some great tips for conserving it.




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Is It True That Farmers Feed Antibiotics To Livestock To Make Them Grow Faster?

I always thought the 'it makes them grow faster' reasoning for why they put antibiotics in animal feed was a myth and that the truth was more complex. Farmers found they could crowd animals




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Modern Farmer asks, "Is humane slaughter good enough?"

Mac McClelland at Modern Farmer ponders the term "humane slaughter" and visits Prather Ranch, a certified organic beef ranch, to see how it is done




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Buying grass-fed dairy is about to get easier

A new logo is coming to dairy products near you, so learn what it's all about.




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Ancient clams give forth glassy pearls that came from outer space

Researchers studying fossil clams in Florida believe they found the souvenirs of an ancient meteorite.




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Our galaxy's central black hole has become suddenly ravenous

Astronomers are stunned and stumped by the brightest light seen in 24 years of observations of the black hole at the center of our galaxy.




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11 facts about coast redwoods, the tallest trees in the world

Sturdy, stalwart, and superlatively statuesque, California's coast redwoods stand out as some of the most impressive organisms on the planet.




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NASA wants people to look at the clouds

Are you up for the Fall Cloud Challenge?




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California's iconic fog is bringing super-toxic mercury ashore

Researchers find that the neurotoxin is carried in by coastal fog, deposited on the land, and then makes its way up the food chain where it is approaching toxic thresholds in pumas.




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9 freaky phenomena revealing how warm this winter was

In many part of the world, the 2019-2020 winter was the winter that wasn't.




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What does it mean to 'use meat as a garnish'?

Here are some tips on reducing the quantity of meat used in recipes.




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Isolation cooking is a return to the past

Home cooks are learning how to make do with what they have, as our grandparents did.




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CLT plant opening in St. Thomas, Ontario

First they cancel the tree planting program in the north. Then this.




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THE BOX could eliminate cardboard and plastic packaging waste

It's a lot more than just a box, it's packaging as a service.




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This Christmas, we should take a lesson from the Germans

Stand around a fire and sip mulled wine. Skip the last-minute shopping. Give time, not stuff.




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These adorable comics are perfect for anyone trying to reduce waste

They show that the struggle is real, and you're not alone.




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8 strategies for fighting food waste at home

If you want to cut down on food going in the trash, you'll have to rethink your approach to shopping, cooking, and eating.




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30 fascinating facts about the boreal forest

Welcome to almost 30 percent of the world's forest cover.




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Rampant death for hermit crabs who confuse plastic trash for shells

New research finds that on just two remote islands alone, nearly 600,000 crabs are killed every year by plastic debris.




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Participate! Runner-Up: Hydrasol

Last week, we revealed the winner for our Participate! contest, Vinay Gupta's Hexayurt Project. This week, we are profiling two more great entries, the Participate! runners-up. Yesterday, we showed you easy to assemble, 100 percent recycled plastic




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Ecocities of Tomorrow: Can Foster + Partners' Masdar City in U.A.E be Truly Sustainable?

With over a third of the world's cranes hard at work building artificial islands, an underwater hotel, and the world's tallest building, biggest mall and most expensive airport, the United Arab Emirates has now turned it attention to building the




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Researchers Develop Chlorine-Tolerant Membrane for Easy Desalination

Record droughts, falling water tables and the rapid depletion of aquifers have helped make desalination, a process once considered impractical and too expensive, a viable technology -- at least in some places. As such, there has been a rash of stories --




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The TH Interview: Gidon Bromberg, Friends of the Earth - Middle East (Part One)

Bromberg, then a young lawyer working for an environmental NGO in Tel Aviv, was frustrated that environmental issues were not




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The TH Interview: Gidon Bromberg, Friends of the Earth - Middle East (Part Two)

In part one of this interview, Gidon discussed FoEME's work in promoting cross-border




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Andrew Heintzman on the New Green Entrepreneurs (Podcast)

All over the world, inspired, creative, (and often obsessed) entrepreneurs are tightening bolts and swirling beakers, inventing the next generation of green technology. Andrew Heintzman is a venture capitalist with the aim of finding and funding these




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Solar Still Makes Water Purification Easy, Works Like an Upside-Down Coffee Maker

This simple, innovative solar still purifies water without electricity or filters.




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New Low-Cost Desalination System Targets Fracking Wastewater

A new desalination technology company is looking to help clean up and recover some of the trillion gallons of salty wastewater from the oil and gas industry.




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Masdar Developing Desalination Plants Powered by Renewable Sources

The UAE's clean tech giant plans to have a commerical-scale plant by 2020.




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New Nest Thermostat Has Slimmer Design, Even More Energy-Saving Features

The smart thermostat is now compatible with most home heating and cooling systems in the U.S. and Canada.




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Professional chefs are dumping gas for induction ranges

It lets them be creative with their cooking and the kind of spaces they set up in.




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Citing Blue Planet II, UK considers tax on single-use plastics

Britain's Conservative government is expected to announce wide-ranging measures to tackle ocean plastic pollution.