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Free public charging is the icing on the EV cake

Factoring in no-cost charging, electric vehicles are a no-brainer, and now Volta has a national plan.




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A 3-D printed car? You can buy one soon

Local Motors uses tech, crowdsourcing and design contests to create tomorrow's autos today.




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Are car-charging roads the future? Probably not

At $1 million per mile, the cost of wireless roads would be prohibitive.




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An electric car faster than Tesla?

Even under poor conditions, Venturi's 240 mph shakes things up at the Bonneville Salt Flats.




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Why the VW diesel scandal happened

It was a combination of hubris, professional rivalry and a desperate bid for success in the American market.




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The electric supercar race is heating up

Tesla Motors gets some high-powered competition.




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In Tokyo, the future of cars is electric!

The big Japanese auto show is all about plug-in and hydrogen cars — and some even drive themselves.




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The age of the cheap electric car has arrived

EV prices are falling, range is rising, and there's free fuel to sweeten the pot.




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Forget horsepower, Americans buy cars for the technology

As CES proves, the gadgets are more important than the color and the trim package.




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Washington Auto Show: Making policy for the car of the future

The Detroit and New York auto shows may have the new car introductions, but Washington has the politicians.




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What's NASCAR without the noise?

Science Guy Bill Nye wants battery-powered stock car racers. But fans go for the noise.




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Carnegie study on EV charging gets it all wrong

Most electric cars plug into much cleaner grids, especially in California.




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The Tesla Model 3 rolls out in California

The deal with the Tesla Model 3: 215 miles of range, zero to 60 under 6 seconds, $35,000 — but read the fine print.




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Americans are trading in EVs ... for SUVs

Low gas prices, and crossovers with 30 mpg, mean that only a quarter of hybrid and electric buyers are getting another one.




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Can Volkswagen reinvent itself?

VW is poised to reinvent itself as an EV-friendly treehugger.




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Can the electric car industry bring this ghost town back to life?

Electric carmakers need more cobalt for their lithium-ion batteries. Tiny Cobalt, Ontario, aims to become a sizable supplier.




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Police think outside the (litter) box to help cats

Muncie, Indiana, police department lets residents pay off parking tickets with donations to the local animal shelter.




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Camel, cow and donkey found wandering in Kansas neighborhood

Escaped camel, cow and donkey in Kansas are 'halfway towards a live nativity.'




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Which type of wooden staircase is best for your home?

There are many different types of staircases that can make your home a more efficient, safer and even a more attractive place.



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What the heck is a carbon positive house?

An interesting new prefab in Australia is described as being "Carbon Positive," but what does that mean?



  • Remodeling & Design

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'Time Slices' capture twilight's descent on world icons

Photographer Richard Silver captures the surreal ambience of the "blue hour" with these beautifully spliced landscape images.




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Pittsburgh's Center for Sustainable Landscapes is as green as it gets

With the Living Building Challenge now under its belt, the facility is being heralded as one of the greenest buildings in the world.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Help teen carpenters build a tiny house eco-village for Seattle's homeless

The after-school carpentry wizards at Sawhorse Revolution have big, community-bettering plans for micro-housing.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Oakland neighborhood showcases the power of good, green design

In a once iffy stretch of East Oakland, Tassafaronga Village stands as a model of affordable green housing done right.



  • Remodeling & Design

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British cancer center spotlights the healing power of good design

Heatherwick Studio's mighty pretty design for Maggie's Centre Yorkshire resembles a cluster of massive potted plants.



  • Remodeling & Design

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3 Solar Decathlon homes designed to withstand the next Katrina

Resilient design is showcased in competing homes hailing from New York, New Jersey and Missouri.



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In Vietnam, an urban college campus reimagined as a 'forested mountain'

Honestly, it would be a touch difficult to hit the books on a campus this wildly verdant.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Net-zero home provides California farm laborers with heart and 'sol'

UC Davis students conceive a 'deliberate solution' to substandard farm worker housing.



  • Remodeling & Design

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3-D printed car and home live in symbiotic off-grid harmony

A solar-powered home that can charge a car is one thing. But what if power flowed the other way, as well?



  • Research & Innovations

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Fresh concerns raised over Leonardo DiCaprio's eco-resort

Developers behind the 104-acre sustainable project in Belize promise to consider all concerns ahead of construction in 2017.



  • Arts & Culture

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Architecture for the ages: How houses can adapt to aging boomers

How they can provide some space for the next generation as well.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Tubular glass vacation home encases a full-grown tree

Despite inherent flaws, House in the Tree is a fanciful fir-based escape.



  • Remodeling & Design

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The nicest camper cabins in all of Minnesota win architecture award

The treehouse-esque bunkhouses of Whitetail Woods Regional Park score big at the AIA Housing Awards.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Japanese retailer Muji is selling teeny-tiny vacation huts

It's a handsome, pared-down design, but where are the wheels?



  • Remodeling & Design

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This folding A-frame cabin is a shoo-in for fantasy holiday wish lists

M.A.Di., a flat-pack tiny house from Italy, is a new take on a beloved classic.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Unplug, escape and leave the digital world behind with Slow Cabins

From the emphasis on nature to the secret location aspect, there's a lot to like about this off-grid lodging concept from Belgium.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Bosco Verticale: An urban forest grows in Milan

Bosco Verticale, Milan's literal vertical forest, boasts the equivalent of 2.4 acres of richly green land.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Top 10 'cash for clunkers' trade-ins

A 'clunker' is a vehicle reaching less than 18 mpg. Check out the top 10 clunkiest clunkers here.




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Do we love classic cars (and guns) too much?

guns and classic car emotion




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Was Cash for Clunkers a waste of energy?

It was one of President Obama's signature stimulus programs, and it looked like a roaring success — at the time.




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Butt-breathing turtle that can stay underwater for 72 hours is endangered

The Mary River turtle, recognized for its algae-induced punk rock appearance and ability to breathe through its rear is endangered.




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How nuns in Mexico are helping save a critically endangered salamander

The Sisters of the Monastery of the Dominican of Order have cared for the rare salamanders for 150 years.




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A Brazilian rainforest is now being called an 'extinction vortex'

Brazil's once-expansive Atlantic Forest has now almost completely disappeared.



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Huge numbers of frozen sea turtles are washing up in Cape Cod

Rescuers in Cape Cod are racing to save wave after wave of "cold-stunned" sea turtles.




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Calling all kids to draw (and honor) their favorite endangered species

The 2019 Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest is open to children in grades K-12.




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Calf sightings in Cape Cod Bay are big news for endangered right whales

Two mother-and-calf pairs of North Atlantic right whales have been spotted so far this year in Cape Cod Bay.




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Australia declares 'war on cats'

Australia, on track to eliminate 2 million feral cats by 2020, bans outdoor cats.




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It's a record season for sea turtles in Georgia, even with a hurricane

2019 has been a record year for the threatened species, even after Hurricane Dorian destroyed sea turtle nests in the state.




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Can a glut of fake horns save real rhinos?

Scientists plan to flood the black market with cheap fake rhino horns to disrupt the poaching market.




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American Humane Association fires back at Hollywood Reporter cruelty claims

Nonprofit, which monitors the health and safety of animals in the entertainment industry, calls the expose a distortion of the truth.



  • Arts & Culture