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How Scientists Are Turning Living Cells into the Tiny Factories of the Future

Biology is an astonishing builder. Think of the complexity and organization required to construct a giant redwood, or to form the extreme tensile strength of a spider web, or the...
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19 Organizations and Initiatives Winning in the Food Movement

On November 1st and 2nd, more than 80 food activists, farmers, policymakers, performers, journalists, researchers, business leaders, chefs and others will gather in New York City for the 3rd Annual...
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Wait Eight Seconds Longer for Your Kettle – and Cut Your Carbon Bill

From Cheshire to Cumbria, thousands of people may soon be waiting a little longer for kettles to boil. A small sacrifice, perhaps, for cheaper energy. Under plans to lower the...
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Dutch Inventor Unveils Device to Scoop Plastic out of Rivers

A young Dutch inventor is widening his effort to clean up floating plastic from the Pacific Ocean by moving into rivers, too, using a new floating device to catch garbage...
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Offshore Wind Has the Potential to Fulfill Global Electricity Demand 18 Times Over

Offshore wind has the potential to generate more than 420,000 terawatt-hours of electricity each year — more than 18 times global electricity demand today, according to a new report from...
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‘Grand African Savannah Green Up’: Major $85 Million Project Announced to Scale up Agroforestry in Africa

Amid a deluge of news during the U.N. Climate Summit last month, one major announcement went largely uncovered, yet is among the most important initiatives aimed at reducing the effects...
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New Biofabricated Clothing Made from Algae Goes Through Photosynthesis Just like Plants

There are products that completely revolutionize the fashion industry for their eco-friendly approach and innovative vision. Although the fashion industry has made strides over the past few years in terms...
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UN Scientists Say There Is a Way to Delay Climate Change for 20 Years for Pocket Change

$300 billion is pocket change? It is if you think on a global scale. It’s what the governments of the world spend on the military defense every 2 months. Barron...
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Carbon Productivity: What If We Measured the Thing That Matters Most?

Ask any economist a question, and you will usually get the answer: “productivity.” The winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics, Paul Krugman, set the standard in 1994: “Productivity isn’t...
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World’s Largest Seafood Firms Pledge to Tackle Abandoned Plastic Fishing Gear

A coalition of ten of the world’s biggest seafood companies have joined a scheme connecting businesses, non-profits, scientists and public sector bodies in a bid to tackle the 640,000 tonnes...
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A Renter’s Guide to Sustainable Living

We all want to do what we can to reduce our footprint and help the planet, but that can seem difficult, if not impossible, when you don’t own your home...
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Amazon Launches 3 New Renewable Energy Projects in US and Europe

Amazon has announced three new renewable energy projects in the US and UK that support the company’s commitment to The Climate Pledge and reaching 80% renewable energy by 2024 and...
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