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Retractible stairs make buildings accessible just like magic

This is a big problem in old buildings: providing universal access without ruining the look of the building.




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NASA mission reveals beautiful swirling gases on Jupiter (Video)

These incredible images sent back by the Juno spacecraft gives us a detailed look at Jupiter.




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Friday's blood moon will be the longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century

This month's Full Buck blood moon will star in the longest total lunar eclipse of the century.




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The view of Florence from space is a sobering thing

An astronaut-eye's view of Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station shows why everyone is kind of freaking out.




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Video: Orbiting the earth in real time

Spend 90 minutes in the eyes of an astronaut.




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Earth was probably purple billions of years ago, says NASA

Our blue-green Earth might have actually been a different color, thanks to this molecule.




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Meet Neptune’s tiny new moon, beautifully named after a mythological seahorse

For billions of years, a tiny moon has been slyly orbiting the ice giant – now the little lovely has a poetic name, as well as a surprisingly violent backstory.




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The world's most famous black hole gets a name

To cap off a week of black hole fever, the cosmic object has now been named by a language professor in Hawaii.




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The most beautiful cosmic bauble of all

Hubble's image of Messier 3 reveals what astronomers say is one of the prettiest "globular clusters" in the universe.




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Evidence of a secret ocean inside Pluto makes extraterrestrial life more plausible

Scientists think there is a hidden, protected ocean inside of Pluto – and the implications are wild.




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The moon keeps flashing, and nobody knows why

The so-called 'transient lunar phenomena' has been stumping scientists for years – but an explanation may be in the works.




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1 Gigawatt Hydro-Wind Power Project Planned in Morocco Will Double Nation's Capacity

Morocco is making good on it's stated goals of increasing renewable energy development, leading towards 40% of electricity from renewables over the next decade.




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World's Largest Hydropower Project Will Produce One-Third Of Africa's Electricity, But Who Will Get It?

The Grand Inga dam will be double the size of China's Three Gorges, but big questions remain about whether ordinary Africans will actually get its electricity.




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Renewable Energy Now Provides More US Power Than Nuclear

The latest figures from the EIA show renewable energy sources overtaking nuclear power in the US, through the first nine months of 2011.




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Turkey's Dam Plans Make New Problems With Neighbors

Fresh criticism from Georgian environmentalists adds to the diplomatic tensions created by Turkey's dam-building spree.




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Home Lighting Concept Powered by Plumbing

Hydroelectric power is an easy choice to make if you have access to a stream or river, but this concept takes advantage of the streams running through our walls: our plumbing.




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Build a Micro-Hydropower Generator from CDs and Repurposed Printer Parts

Think you need to be an engineer and spend a bundle to create a mini-hydropower generator? Think again.




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Emissions From Hydropower in Brazil Grossly Underestimated

Emissions from tropical hydropower dams in Brazil are up to four times higher than often assumed, new research shows.




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Turbine Taps Irrigation Canals for Power

A new type of hydrokinetic turbine sits within irrigation canals and could power several homes from the flow of water.




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Worldwide renewable energy capacity in 2012 equalled China's electricity demand (4,860TWh)!

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), by 2018 renewable should overtake natural gas to become the world's second-largest source of energy (oil is #1).




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HydroBee charges your gadgets with hydropower

Just float the device in a river or stream and soon enough you'll have enough juice to charge a smartphone, GPS or other device.




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Iceland's pristine habitats threatened by hydropower plans

A travel writer captures the beauty of Iceland's wilderness, but will these natural wonders exists for much longer?




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Stanford study says world could be fully powered by renewables by 2050

A mix of wind, solar and hydro power could replace fossil fuels in every country in the world.




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Chile's new hydropower project will be in the world's most arid desert, but it actually makes sense

The project will take advantage of the sun, mountains and sea.




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Homemade hydroelectric generator uses plastic bottles as water wheel

Lost in the woods near a stream, with some empty water bottles, wire, plastic plates, and a stepper motor, *and* you need to charge your smartphone? Try this.




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Portable hydroelectric generator lets you take your power station with you

Take one Estream and add moving water for clean, quiet, offgrid energy.




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10 incredible churches consumed by water

What to do when a church gets in the way of your water plans? Drown it.




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Despite Trump, US coal and gas generation down—renewables up

The war on coal, it seems, may be ongoing, no matter who's in charge in Washington.




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I just switched to "green" gas from Bullfrog Power

We used to be able to justify burning a bit of fossil gas, but we cannot anymore.




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Netherlands to ban natural gas by 2050

It's part of a much bigger energy transition, and sounds a lot like wishful thinking.




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The phonebooth is back

This time it is for open offices, when you need a bit of peace and quiet.




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Montalba Architects' Bex & Arts pavilion is an evocative little box

This portable pavilion has a clever lightweight structure where the bookshelves hold up the roof.




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This family home is two tiny houses connected by a sunroom

When one tiny home isn't quite enough, how about adding another?




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Why all is lost: increasing demand for jet fuel will be bigger than savings from electric cars

We are all cutting back in the West, but more flying in developing countries overwhelms the savings.




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What happens if oil goes to $400 a barrel?

Current events could lead to another oil embargo by Saudi Arabia, and it could be 1973 all over again




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Will cleaner fuel for ships wreck the economy and worsen global warming?

That's what a lot of people are saying as new pollution rules for 2020 get closer.




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Big Oil's death by a thousand small cuts

Sure, we'll be using oil for a while. But where, exactly, is demand growth going to come from?




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The sheer joy (and simplicity) of not buying gas

Drivers of traditional "ICE" cars often underestimate the convenience of going electric.




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Get ready for pushback in the war on plastic

Petrochemicals are becoming increasingly important to the oil industry as cars go electric.




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Sustainable Harvest International

Couldn't come up with a more succinct way of expressing this, so here it is direct from their website: "Central America has lost more than half of its rainforests in the last 50 years, contributing to mass extinctions and global warming. Rainforest




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Fish Farm Taps Biodiesel From Fish Guts

A commercial fish farm in El Borboton, Honduras is using fish guts--heads, skins, and internal organs--to produce biodiesel. Instead of dumping what's left after filleting for commercial sale, Saint Peter's cooks the parts down to produce 300,000




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Natural Disasters in Latin America Blamed in Part on Climate Change

2007 has been a brutal year for natural disasters in Latin America, keeping the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs busy. The agency said in a recent statement that a record nine missions were dispatched to Latin America




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Welcome to Hondupalma, the world’s first sustainable certified palm oil cooperative!

Several years ago, this established cooperative in Honduras decided to pursue Rainforest Alliance certification for its palm oil. Find out what it looks like today.




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A palm oil farmer speaks about the industry in Honduras

Ramón Cruz has been growing oil palms for 37 years. He is a supporter of Rainforest Alliance's sustainable certification process.




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Berta Cáceres, winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize, was murdered in Honduras

The world mourns the loss of Berta Cáceres, an Indigenous woman who peacefully yet persistently resisted the destruction of waterways in Honduras for mining projects.




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A sea of plastic trash hovers near Caribbean island

These photos reveal the horror of our disposable, consumerist culture and how it's ruining the most beautiful places on Earth.




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EcoXPower Kit Charges a Smartphone and LED Bicycle Lights with Pedal Power

The kit includes an LED headlight and tail light and a rugged case that attaches a smartphone to the handlebars.




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Mobile Fruit Stands Fight Unemployment and Food Deserts in Chicago

Innovative model brings fresh produce and jobs to areas and people in Chicago that need it most




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Ear Implant Powered by the Ear's "Natural Battery"

Researchers have developed a chip that can run off the low voltage deep within the inner ear.




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Students Build Bike-Powered Charging Station from Scratch

Northern Arizona University student from a range of departments built the charging station piece-by-piece to educate fellow students on the energy used by their gadgets.