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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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Hard Brexit: Northern Ireland may need thousands of generator barges to keep the lights on

It turns out leaving the EU is quite hard. Who knew?




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California utilities will pay you to drive electric

And why not?




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Crisis for electronics recycling as glass market collapses

Ian Urbina reports at The New York Times on the negative side effects the tech industries shift to flat screen technology has had on the market for recycling old television and computer monitor glass




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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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10 recycling and waste management trends to look out for in the near future

There's a lot to look forward to, but what should we expect to see more of in the short-term?




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The true impact of not recycling our old electronics

Here are some staggering numbers of what could be saved.




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Growing recycling programs help us inch closer to Zero Waste

Looking beyond traditional recyclables and the "blue bin", here are some of the organizations and companies seeking to redefine what we consider trash with alternative recycling initiatives and methods of reuse.




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Battery recycling machine gives grocery store coupons in exchange for your old batteries

The machines are popping up at grocery stores in Norway.




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The awful reality of e-waste as told in numbers

From 50 million tons of e-waste generated annually to 350,000 cell phones thrown away every day, the numbers behind our digital addiction are staggering.




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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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Why millennials are destroying our infrastructure, and why bike lanes destroy religious freedom

And really, how self driving cars are an attack on freedom.




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Google Maps lets you explore what's at stake in Paris climate talks

Conservation organizations used Google Street View cameras to document the places, animals and people most vulnerable to climate change.




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Google Buys 781MW of Wind, Solar, and 73 more companies demand a strong climate deal

Big business may be coming to the climate party late. But it is making its presence known.




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If you get all your news here, you may be living in a bubble

We're all friends here, right? So I can talk honestly?




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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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Sidewalk Labs: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity or a brazen corporate highjack?

The proposal for redeveloping Toronto's waterfront into a green, sustainable, urban tech hub is controversial.




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Recycling rates improve when people know what items will become

Jeans into insulation, plastic bottles into coats – details like this make people more inclined to use the blue bin.




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So much plastic is being made that "recycling has no impact"

A Canadian scientist wants us to rethink our approach to plastic and challenge the colonial system that produces it.




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Wild City Mapping: Interactive online sharing of wild urban spaces (Video)

This Montreal collective is creating an online, crowd-sourced map that will document the city's wild spaces.




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Clean Ride Mapper helps cyclists avoid polluted air, find quietest route to destination

It's up to you to decide if you want to take the shortest route, the cleanest one, or the quietest one.




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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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Montreal considering separate traffic laws for cyclists

The age of vehicular cycling is coming to an end; cyclists want equity, not equality




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Ikea deliveries now 100% electric in Shanghai

Well, that happened fast.




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

Why doesn't form follow function?




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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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EPA ruling on Roundup pesticides heavily swayed by Monsanto-backed studies

When reviewing the safety of glyphosate, the Environmental Protection Agency considered just five independent studies, and 27 industry-funded studies.




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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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Nissan and Mackie deliver ice cream without diesel exhaust PM2.5 sprinkles on top

Batteries recycled from old LEAFs run the refrigeration equipment in this all-electric truck.




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Volkswagen designs "micromobiles" for life after traffic collapse

From scooters to cargo bikes, a bunch of alternatives to driving that car.




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Electric Ford F-150 pickup truck tows a million pound train. Is this a big deal?

In a word, no. Ford can sell this fiction, but it is all about friction.




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Pop-up charging hub borrows the sidewalk instead of stealing it

Docked electric cars can be worse than dockless scooters for pedestrians, but the UEone is a step in the right direction.




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ITDP: e-bikes and e-scooters are climate action

Micromobility can solve the last mile problem and reduce carbon emissions.




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Bird's head of sustainability on the future of micromobility

Melinda Hanson talks to TreeHugger about taking back the streets.




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Michael Pollan, Saul's Deli Secret Pastrami Hawker?

Saul's is part of only a handful of delis refashioning themselves as sustainably sourced eateries. Located in the gourmet ghetto of North Berkeley near Alice




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How Corn Is Expanding Our Waistlines And Crippling Our Health System

Michael Pollan said in the Omnivore's Dilemma that if you eat industrially, you are made of corn. In Corporate Knights, "the magazine for clean capitalism", Toby A.A. Heaps picks up on this theme and looks at the causes




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Rethinking The Food Label To "Inspire Food Literacy"

The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism's News21 program and Good Magazine have shortlisted the three finalists in a competition to design a better food label. They "asked for designs that were informative, instructive and




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Good Food Awards Announce Year Two Finalists

While you may not have heard of the Good Food Awards, there is a good chance you've enjoyed food from some of their winners. The not-for-profit organization celebrates not only the kind of food we should be eating but the kind we want to eat.




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Food revolution reading list from Michael Pollan and Ruth Reichl

Recommended reading from two of America's biggest food writers.




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Trusty Old Robots vs. Energy Star Appliances

Of course, when purchasing a new appliance, it makes sense to go with the most efficient energy star rated appliance. BUT, buying a brand new efficient energy star rated appliance is not always greener or less expensive




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Energy Star Finally Starts Thinking About Health, Durability and House Size

One of the big beefs with Energy Star for housing is that all it cared about was energy; beat the standard code by 15% and you got it. No matter that the best way to make a house efficient is to make it tight, leading to all kinds of air quality




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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




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BC's First Energy Star Qualified Home is a Round Beauty

A round home is British Columbia's first home to be Energy Star qualified, a topic of contention on TreeHugger.




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Lighting facts: Did you know that 70% of lightbulbs in the U.S. are still inefficient models?

If every home in the U.S. switched just one inefficient light for an Energy Star one, that would be equivalent to taking 800,000 vehicles off the road in term of greenhouse gas emissions




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You will want to live in The ROSE Cottage, a net zero energy home built for a lifetime

It's not rocket science, it's building science, and it's all here.




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Flat LED gets Energy Star certification, now qualifies for rebates in most states (prices as low as $1.97)

LEDs were already cheap when you take into account how much money they save you on your electricity bill, but now this is just a no-brainer.




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Thanks to new tech, it’s easier to Live Better Electrically

From heat pumps to induction, it has never been easier to give up gas.




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DIY 2.0: Fountain app is like having a home & garden expert in your pocket

Quickly get connected via video chat to a home & garden expert to get help with your projects through Fountain. We've got beta invites for you to check it out yourself.




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The Joy of Fix: Experience the true joy that comes from a fulfilling fix life

Fixing and making feels good, and everyone's doing it, so don't be shy. Experience the Joy of Fix.