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Hawaii flips switch on Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion plant, harvesting clean energy from the sea

It's the first plant plant of its kind in the states that generates electricity from the temperature differences in the ocean.




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New documentary contrasts industrial ag with traditional Hawaiian model: ʻĀINA

This short film, while focused on the island of Kauai, highlights the challenges and crises we will all have to face on our island planet.




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Hawaiian Licorice Company offers all-natural, mouth-watering flavors

This is candy in its purest form -- certified organic ingredients, zero artificial colors and flavors, no preservatives or GMOs.




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Tesla supplying solar power to Hawaii all day and all of the night

Solar City and Tesla take the Kinks out of solar power with plenty of PowerPacks




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Hawaiian volcano offers gifts of gemstones delivered from the sky

As if to say 'sorry,' Kilauea softens its fury by tossing shimmery green olivine to the humble humans below.




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Here's what you get when a whale and a dolphin mate

A wholphin? A dolphale? Whatever you call it, the first known hybrid between a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin is a wonder.




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The United States uses 39% of the energy it produces, wastes 61%...

There are huge gains to be made by boosting efficiency. Even if we can never get to 100% because of the laws of physics, we could get much closer than we are now.




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Happy Petrov Day! (How we narrowly avoided nuclear war on this day in 1983)

Most of us alive today owe a debt to those who avoided nuclear war in years past, and sadly, there were many occasions when that was necessary.




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Jellyfish swarm clogs nuclear reactor

Tons of jellyfish clog a water intake pipe at the Oskarshamn power plant in Sweden, forcing operators to shut down the reactor.




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Renewables = 92.1% of new US electricity capacity so far in 2014

We still need a ton more renewable energy in order to combat climate change, but the good news is that renewable energy is picking up the pace.




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Wind is cheaper than coal, oil and gas, says European Union study

If your price doesn't reflect the true cost of your product, then there's no such thing as a free market.




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Nuclear fusion reactor in just five years?

MIT design cuts fusion reactor down to a size that would be more cost effective and could be built in five years




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Wildlife is absolutely thriving at Chernobyl disaster site

The number of wolves alone around Chernobyl is more than 7 times greater than can be found in other nature reserves.




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Scientists happily surprised to find truffles free of Chernobyl radiation

Mushrooms and game meat in European regions where Chernobyl fallout was most intense still have excess radiation, but Burgundy truffles get the green light; foodies rejoice.




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Camera study confirms wildlife is flourishing at Chernobyl

Earlier research found evidence of a wildlife wonderland at the disaster site, now the first camera study validates an abundance of wolves, boars, foxes and more.




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Battery made from a diamond and nuclear waste could last thousands of years

The technology turns the problem of nuclear waste into a source of safe nuclear energy.




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Is nuclear power "the only proven climate solution"?

Instead of building giant concrete buildings filled with uranium, why not build smaller energy-efficient buildings filled with people.




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New York e-bike law bans carrying kids

This is, in fact, one of the things that e-bikes are really good at. Another dumb move.




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If governments are going to subsidize electric vehicles, why not e-bikes?

Eben Weiss, the Bike Snob, is an unexpected source for this proposal to save the environment.




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8 wonderful ways to unwind

Celebrate this National Relaxation Day by doing a whole bunch of nothing too tasking.




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What the heck is a Net Zero Energy Building?

I'm not quite sure, and the more I look, the more confused I get.




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On MNN: Robot hotels, over-conditioned offices, seasteading still sinks, and I Kondoed my phone!

A look at some recent posts on our sister site that might interest TreeHuggers.




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On MNN: Getting chipped, getting old, getting a neat new way to get around

A roundup of some posts from our sister site.




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On MNN: A totally brilliant bell, common cleaning mistakes and are ad blockers the death of the web?

A look at our favorite posts from our sister site.




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On MNN: Don't pack away that standing desk, a bridge to New Jersey and a few Boomer Alerts

A really interesting housing project and a look back at Canadian Thanksgiving




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On MNN: The maple syrup bubble, soundproofing your apartment, and the library of things

and lessons in management from Renaissance Florence




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On MNN: We are all Flint (NOT), ban disposables and your thermostat is spying on you

And dancing robots!




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On MNN: So you want to move to Canada

And a self-driving chair, a computer in your phone and learning to listen.




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Why a young biologist refuses to eat fish

From mislabelling to plastic contamination, eating fish isn't as safe or healthy as most diners would like to believe.




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Dolphins pre-plan their grocery shopping

These coolest of sea creatures know what they're doing.




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Finless Foods is bringing lab-grown fish to your dinner plate

This young startup uses cellular agriculture to grow fish out of water -- delicious, nutritious, and cruelty-free.




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Tiny entangled seahorse rescued, rehabilitated, and returned to the sea

Tangled in fishing line with things looking grim, the story of Frito's rescue is inspiring all around.




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SeaWorld got caught in a pretty fishy lie

Company higher-ups sold stocks while telling investors that everything was fine.




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Asking if animals can feel pain isn't really about science

Scientists argue over whether some animals have the brains for suffering.




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'Artifishal' doc film explores the murky world of salmon farms and hatcheries

It takes the controversial stance that more fish doesn't necessarily mean better fish.




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Why we need to stop eating fish

The recent UN biodiversity report states that overfishing is a bigger threat to the world's ocean than plastic or acidification.




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Farmed salmon isn't naturally pink or red

If it weren't for an added colorant, it would be grey or white like most of the other fish on display at the store.




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"Why Not Have Another Go at Exxon Instead?" Bibi van der Zee Takes on Monbiot

The Guardian columnist and environmental thinker George Monbiot usually manages to provoke a strong debate in our comments sections. Some time ago, our post on his new book Heat raised a fierce exchange of views about the impacts of flying, meanwhile his




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Another Quote of the Day: Two Views on Polar Bears

In his erudite analysis of the global warming issue, Don Blankenship of Massey Coal expressed his opinion about the future of polar bears:




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Quote of the Day: George Monbiot on Handouts Resprayed Green

In the UK and Canada, manufacturers are urging the government to give consumers money to get old cars off the road and into newer, lower emission vehicles and "catalyse a new low carbon transport revolution." George




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Survey: Is There Room in the Environmental Movement for "Non-Scientific" Causes?

George Monbiot is at it again, causing controversy by saying "Environmentalism may be emotional but it should always be based on science, not like the wishful thinking behind natural remedies."-Environmentalism must be fact based and there is no room




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George Monbiot Says "Don't Blame the Fatties"

Matt recently wrote Eat Like It's 1975 to Save the Planet: New Report Links Obesity, Energy Consumption & Climate Change, which said We need to be doing a lot more to reverse the global trend towards fatness, and recognize it as a




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Plane Food Café Delivers the Joys of Flying Without The CO2

George Monbiot told us that flying is dying; London artist Richard DeDomenici tells us that a return transatlantic flight is equivalent in CO2 and pollution output to driving a car 30 miles a day for a year. So the artist/humorist has




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Let's Do The Time Warp Again: Monbiot and May vs Lomberg and Lawson

It is the battle of the M&Ms; vs the L&Ls; the Munk debate in Toronto about the statement "Climate change is mankind's defining crisis, and demands a commensurate international response" with Bjorn Lomberg and Nigel Lawson duking it out




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Are We Drowning in Dystopias?

Images via Cop15 opening film 'Please Help The World' This is the first in a series of guest posts by journalist and climate change communications strategist Ella Saltmarshe When we think about the future of the world, it's mostly bad. I'm not sure when




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George Monbiot on Junk Science, Rational Thought, and The Tragedy of Giving Up Nuclear (Podcast)

The Guardian's George Monbiot talks about climate deniers, junk science, and the need for nuclear.




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Monbiot: We have to phase cars out within ten years

"Let’s abandon this disastrous experiment."




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Crazy-looking eco development powers 10% of the island of Tenerife

It would be hard to find a cooler looking vacation home than one of these cabins...




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Sawmill House by Olson Kundig wins COTE award for "design and sustainability"

I get the design part, but is it really sustainable?




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For first time ever, solar dominates UK power supply

These spikes might be intermittent. But they are getting bigger and more frequent.