Eric Bloom
Building Automation Systems Get Smart
Market for efficient systems could double, fueled by building in China.»
Voices That Matter 
Earth Island Journal
In the Amazon, World’s 'Most Threatened Tribe' Faces Extinction
Illegal logging and development is destroying homeland habitat of the nomadic Awa.»
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New Geothermal Technology Uses CO2, Not Water |
'CO2 plume geothermal' may turn a liability into a plus.» | |
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Norway Opens $1 Billion Carbon Capture Plant |
This could be the last gasp for carbon capture.» | |
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Melting Sea Ice Could Lead to Pressure on Arctic Fishery |
Can we exploit the last pristine fishery without destroying it?» | |
Turning Tons of Food into Energy
Packaging company will use food scraps to power the plant.»
Only 1 in 10 Americans is a Global Warming Denier, Report Finds
U.S. is less polarized about global warming than is commonly believed.»
Graphene Might Have a Plastic Cousin
Next-gen electronics could be built even cheaper.»
How to Dry Your Hands with Just One Paper Towel
Joe Smith demonstrates how to get by with one ply.»
News That Matters
NPR
Santa Cruz Surfers Make Coastline a Reserve
A long swath of Santa Cruz's coast is designated a World Surfing Reserve.»
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Guardian
IMF: Oil Prices Could Double by 2022 |
Oil prices, now at historic highs, could skyrocket with huge impact on the world economy.» | |
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Treehugger
If You Put All Earth's Water In One Place, It'd Look Like This |
That blue marble is all we've got.» | |
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Mother Jones
FDA Delays Sunscreen Rules. Again. |
Don't count on the feds to keep you from getting burnt this summer.» | |
Earth2Tech
Can Startups Afford to Be Socially Responsible?
Some new entrants go out of their way to be more accountable.»
The Atlantic
An Inconvenient Lawsuit: Teenagers Take Global Warming to the Courts
Teens realize their generation will be hit the hardest.»
Wired News
New GM Crops Could Make Superweeds Even Stronger
Chemical warfare increases likelihood of mutants that can't be killed.»
The Hill
Head of ARPA-E to Step Down
Arun Majumdar has led the energy-innovation agency since its beginning.»
New York Times
Game Over for the Climate
What the mining of Canada's tar sands will really mean for the planet.»