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Those Soot Clouds in China Are from Automobiles and Home Cooking
For over a decade now, it has been clear that cooking with coal is causing big health problems in China.
For the Rest of the Year, Humans Will Use More Resources Than the Earth Can Provide
Earth Overshoot Day 2013 is here, and it's two days earlier than last year.
China Just Broke Ground on World's Next Tallest Skyscraper, and It Aims to Finish by February
And it should be completed by February. The sky's the limit for China's sustainable, record-breaking, skyscraper.
We're All About to Start Wearing Solar Power
Eventually, our clothes may actually be comprised of thin-film solar panels that are not a sartorial joke.
The Average Knee Operation Produces Thirty Pounds of Garbage
A Canadian study finds a routine surgery produces more waste than a family of four.
Bacteria Leads the Way to Ultra-Efficient and Affordable Solar Energy
Solar energy is sort of a silly challenge, not because it's not important or interesting even innovative. It's simply silly that it's so challenging.
America Is Building and Buying More Fuel Efficient Cars Than Ever Before
America's gas guzzlers are finally disappearing.
Can a Three-Year-Old Child Really Make Modern Art?
I gave a kid some crayons and took him to a museum to find out.
Romney's Green Energy Claims Were Completely Wrong, But That Hardly Matters
Mitt Romney made some interesting energy statements in the first debate, but the one that’s gotten the most props for its epic zinger status was his claim that “half” of $90 billion dollars spent by the Obama administration on clean-energy projects...
The Navy Wants to Make Jet Fuel Out of Seawater
The U.S. Navy wasn't kidding when they said they wanted to transition their fleet on to a more sustainable fuel model. The announcement came earlier this summer when top brass finally came to the realization that it didn't make great sense to continue...
Ackroyd & Harvey Paint Portraits Using Huge Panes Of Grass
The artists create magnificent natural portraits with clay, grass seeds, light, and some patience.