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Feb
17

How to help people, the planet and economy? 21-hour work week

Quick: name an all-in-one way to stop unsustainable consumption, rising carbon emissions, economic malaise, high unemployment and increased social inequality.
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Feb
17

Energy-recycling foot could make for easier walking

Reducing energy waste has a lot of benefits, but here’s one you might not have considered yet: easier walking
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Feb
17

Jurdy: Alarm bells ringing

Jurdy has some reservations about reserves …
Feb
16

It greens, it cleans, it fuels power plants: Humble canary grass

What began as an effort to find the best plant for beautifying contaminated industrial site ended up with a serendipitous
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Feb
16

Proposed climate fix could make global warming even worse

And so another geoengineering fix for climate change that sounds great in theory bites the dust on closer examination. The
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Feb
15

Economists cite Colbert in making case for better energy policies

Mandates and subsidies for biofuel production and consumption might sound like good ideas, but when the two strategies are combined,
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Feb
15

Light particles, tamed Lego-style, could enable faster computers

Scientists who work with subatomic particles have achieved something they could previously only dream of: actually stacking two photons — particles
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Feb
10

Meet a cheaper, more efficient solar cell ... from IBM?

Could an innovative, lower-cost solar cell developed by, of all companies, IBM prove to be the technology that enables a
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Feb
10

Oil crunch: An 'urgent, clear and present danger'

Even if you’re not concerned about climate change, there are growing signs we’re in a race against time
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Feb
09

Haiti relief effort gets clean drinking water from the air

A device that draws clean, drinkable water from the air is being used to support relief efforts in earthquake-stricken Haiti.
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