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When backyard wind is cheaper than fossil fuels.
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Massive El Niño sent greenhouse-gas emissions soaring.
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Students, cities and states take the climate fight to court.
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2016 weather report: Extreme and anything but normal.
Last year's global weather was far more extreme or record breaking than anything approaching normal, according to a new report.
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The rise of electric cars could leave us with a big battery waste problem.
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Carmakers, recyclers and tech start ups are working to solve the question of how to deal with lithium-ion batteries when they...
Denmark reports Maersk Oil to police for discharging chemicals into North Sea.
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The Danish environmental protection agency (DEPA) said on Thursday it had reported Maersk Oil, the oil unit of A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO),...
America's most (and least) sustainable cities, ranked.
When it comes to sustainability in urban centers, the West Coast is faring better than the rest of the country.U.S. coastal cities are coming...
The death of the internal combustion engine.
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Dutch students grow their own biodegradable car.
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (Reuters) - What's made of sugar, can carry four people and travel at 50 miles (80 km) per hour? A biodegradable car,...
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