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Most smartphones and other electrical or electronic products contain small amounts of lead, which doesn’t sound like a big problem on its own. But...
Siemens and AES team up on industrial-size batteries.
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Transnational engineering giant Siemens is taking aggressive steps to expand into the alternative energy market through a new partnership with AES, an...
Seaside sparrows caught between predators, rising seas
Sea-level rise is a problem for saltmarsh birds, but so is predation, and birds sometimes find themselves caught between two threats: They can nest...
Using treated graywater for irrigation is better for arid environments
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How to save the planet: Cut holidays, sell the car and don't have as...
Jetting off on just one summer holiday is so bad for global warming that it wipes out the benefits of 20 years of recycling,...
Should we change Earth to halt warming? Scientists say maybe.
BOULDER, Colo. — On most days here, a small team of scientists uses a global climate model to explore a scenario that begins 23...
Black cab turns green as all-new electric London taxi launches.
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Cab maker ditches diesel to produce a petrol and electric-powered taxi that will be rolled out in November
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Behold, the long-awaited new electric London...
This map shows warming’s fingerprints on weather.
The field of climate science that looks for the fingerprints of climate change on extreme weather events has been growing rapidly in recent years,...
Deforestation soars in Colombia after Farc rebels' demobilization.
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Area of deforestation climbed 44% in 2016 compared with year before, as criminal groups have swooped in promote illegal logging and mining
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EPA chief wants scientists to debate climate on TV.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is in the early stages of launching a debate about climate change that could air on...
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