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March 4, 2024 11:00 AM
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Wall Street's top regulator will vote on March 6 whether to adopt far-reaching changes to the way thousands of U.S.-listed companies tell investors how climate change will affect their bottom line, a landmark rule for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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February 21, 2024 10:05 PM
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EU legislators agreed to create a certification scheme for carbon removal, which encompasses a suite of technologies that take CO2 out of the atmosphere.
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February 8, 2024 11:09 PM
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A vast solar farm with over 621,000 panels shimmer like a mirage but with the capability to power close to 60,000 residential customers — or one very big stadium.
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January 22, 2024 12:26 AM
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Wind power accounts for about 10 percent of the electricity in the U.S., representing a remarkable growth spurt in recent years. Still, with the climate crisis looming overhead, the wind energy
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January 18, 2024 12:47 AM
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Akshat Rathi argues that around the world economies are switching to clean technology as prices drop
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January 13, 2024 12:37 AM
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Despite leading lavish lifestyles, some monarchs are influencing people to make greener choices
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January 13, 2024 12:20 AM
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Captured carbon can yield carbon nanofibers and green hydrogen, too, which could be a better solution than simply pushing it underground.
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December 24, 2023 8:20 PM
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Before that sleek pair of leather boots hit the market, its life was a dirty secret — literally. Considering the human and environmental costs associated with leather production, it’s no surprise
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December 14, 2023 12:06 AM
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Nicknamed PECAN, NREL’s new, recyclable wind turbine blade resin boasts a novel composition, but it’s neither flavored nor made with its nutty namesake. Instead, the name is an acronym representing the material’s chemical structure (PolyEster Covalently Adaptable Network). NREL researchers designed the PECAN resin using bio-based chemicals that can be easily extracted from plant waste.
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December 10, 2023 11:00 PM
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December 1, 2023 12:14 AM
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The flight ran on sustainable aviation fuel, which also happens to be in short supply
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November 16, 2023 10:58 PM
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The federal government’s National Climate Assessment says the U.S. economy, environment and public health face deepening threats as the world grows hotter.
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November 9, 2023 12:56 AM
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The startup PlanetCare is among those innovating to address the microplastics that are released when doing laundry. PlanetCare's external filter can attach to any washing machine and capture plastic microfibers before they end up as pollution in our waterways.
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February 28, 2024 12:21 AM
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Scientists express concern over health impacts, with another study finding particles in arteries
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February 16, 2024 1:04 AM
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The Ocean Cleanup has been focusing its efforts on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an enormous collection of marine debris in the North Pacific.
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February 8, 2024 12:00 AM
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"Understanding the shape and chemistry of the actual nanoplastics is an essential first step in determining their toxicity..."
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January 18, 2024 12:54 AM
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Chief executives' climate change goals have seen mixed success, a new global survey shows
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January 13, 2024 11:28 PM
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In Hunters Point, Florida, the first LEED Zero Energy-certified residential development in the world, every house produces more electricity than it consumes.
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January 13, 2024 12:30 AM
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The parts are 40% olive tree waste.
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January 7, 2024 11:41 PM
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In an extract from her book Not the End of the World, data scientist Hannah Ritchie explains how her work taught her that there are more reasons for hope than despair about climate change
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December 18, 2023 11:33 PM
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The Canadian government is poised to pass rules requiring all new vehicles sold in the country to be zero-emissions by 2035, according to news reports.
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December 10, 2023 11:16 PM
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Stronger than plastic and tougher than glass, the resin-filled material is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated windows and more
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December 4, 2023 12:15 AM
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This California startup is looking to prove the feasibility of giving electric vehicle batteries a second life as stationary energy storage before they are recycled.
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November 18, 2023 1:40 AM
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New York state has sued PepsiCo in an effort to hold the soda-and-snack food giant partly responsible for litter that winds up in bodies of water that supply the city of Buffalo with drinking water.
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November 13, 2023 12:48 AM
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Colorifix uses DNA sequencing to grow colors in a way that's more environmentally friendly
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