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Jan
21

Davos: A chance to, finally, reform the global economy?

We still have a chance to resolve our critical economic and climate problems, but only if the people gathering for
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Jan
20

Ocean cables could detect electricity generated by tsunamis

The networks of underwater communications cables that stretch across our oceans could have another valuable purpose … as an early-warning system
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Jan
20

7 cool examples of shipping container homes, stores and jails

A research programme that’s looking at how to recycle used shipping containers into emergency housing in disaster areas isn’
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Jan
19

Shipping containers could be turned into quake-proof housing

Surplus shipping containers could not only be turned into emergency housing for earthquake-stricken Haiti, but would also provide sturdy, aftershock-proof
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Jan
19

Communications sector aims for 1,000-fold efficiency improvement

OK, here’s an eye-popping stat for you: the amount of wireless data handled by just AT&T alone
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Jan
19

Jurdy: A plea for Haiti

Jurdy suggests ways to help …
Jan
19

The potential of sun power: Top 6 facts about solar energy

What’s the most abundant source of clean energy available to us? We see it rise in the East every
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Jan
18

Join our conversation on the corporate carbon conundrum

Interested in hearing the latest on how — and why — ever more businesses are working to de-couple their profits from their
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Jan
15

Top 10 myths of cleaner, greener transport

The accelerating quest for low-carbon ways of getting from here to there is generating some misleading myths along the way,
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Jan
15

Stop waiting for low-carbon car breakthroughs, researchers say

As the age of easy oil fades away and the era of accelerating climate change gets under way, it might
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