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How to rebuild a more fire-proof Los Angeles

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The GOP blamed the L.A. fires on California’s ‘forest management.’ But that’s not the problem

The GOP blamed the L.A. fires on California’s ‘forest management.’ But that’s not the problem
24.01.2025 10

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Why Donald Trump hates wind power

Why Donald Trump hates wind power
22.01.2025 20

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How Amazon is using its massive delivery infrastructure to help L.A. wildfire relief

20.01.2025 10

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Why these houses survived the L.A. fires

18.01.2025 6

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I tried living without a car in rural America—I lasted only 2 weeks

17.01.2025 10

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Jeni’s Ice Cream is known for its fun flavors. Now, its founder is using food waste to create high-fiber snacks

Jeni’s Ice Cream is known for its fun flavors. Now, its founder is using food waste to create high-fiber snacks
16.01.2025 10

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Why Big Oil should pay to rebuild after the L.A. fires

Why Big Oil should pay to rebuild after the L.A. fires
15.01.2025 20

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Why this Boston homeowner doesn’t pay anything to heat his house

Why this Boston homeowner doesn’t pay anything to heat his house
14.01.2025 10

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L.A.’s fires will make the city’s housing crisis even worse

L.A.’s fires will make the city’s housing crisis even worse
13.01.2025 4

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People are blaming L.A. officials for the wildfires. They’re missing the point

12.01.2025 10

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How Watch Duty became the go-to app for people fleeing the L.A. fires

09.01.2025 6

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In rural North Carolina, Lowe’s built these tiny homes for people who lost everything in Hurricane Helene

In rural North Carolina, Lowe’s built these tiny homes for people who lost everything in Hurricane Helene
09.01.2025 5

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These nearly silent wind turbines have owl-inspired ‘feathers’

On a recent winter day on a wind farm in Germany, workers scaled 544-foot-tall wind turbines and started adding fringe-like attachments to the...

08.01.2025 4

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In Colorado, 1 in 4 new cars is now electric. Here’s how the state became an EV leader

In Colorado, 1 in 4 new cars is now electric. Here’s how the state became an EV leader

If you were looking for a new car in Colorado last summer, you might have noticed some surprising deals on EVs—like a $19 monthly lease (with...

07.01.2025 5

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5 things that make us hopeful about climate progress in 2025

02.01.2025 6

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The best new tech to make your home more efficient—and slash your energy bills

A handful of purchasing decisions in your own life can make an outsized difference for the climate, from choosing an electric car (or replacing...

26.12.2024 10

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Insurers are fleeing California due to wildfires. But this startup plans to work with the riskiest homes

As wildfires get bigger and more destructive in California, more insurance companies are pulling out of the state—or sharply limiting the number...

16.12.2024 4

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In rural Colorado, these abandoned oil wells could soon be used to heat a nearby town

Outside the small town of Pierce, Colorado, a group of old wells were shut down six years ago when they stopped producing oil. But a startup now...

12.12.2024 4

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Paris is replacing 60,000 parking spaces with trees

10.12.2024 6

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Amtrak’s sleek new high-speed electric trains are coming next spring

09.12.2024 3

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This beautiful origami packaging is designed to replace plastic

05.12.2024 10

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Trucks and SUVs keep getting bigger. Here’s how they should be redesigned to be less deadly

04.12.2024 2

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London’s new electric busses have a surprising look—and can charge in just 6 minutes

03.12.2024 4

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This electric mini-truck is the length of a Mini Cooper—but can carry as much as a bigger truck

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California’s most notorious prison is getting a Nordic-inspired redesign

27.11.2024 10

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This $35,000 tiny house is designed to avoid building permits

22.11.2024 30

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Denmark is returning 15% of its farmland back to nature

21.11.2024 1

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The surprising way this potato chip factory slashed its emissions

20.11.2024 30

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The 4 next big technologies in food and agriculture for 2024

19.11.2024 1

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This street in LA will be the first in California to wirelessly charge EVs

19.11.2024 2

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The Biden administration launched 66,000 infrastructure projects. Pete Buttigieg talks about what’s next

18.11.2024 3

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If Trump kills the EV tax credit, what happens if you buy an EV in early 2025?

15.11.2024 10

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These Silicon Valley apartments will get their heat from nearby data centers

15.11.2024 1

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What Trump means for Tesla

12.11.2024 3

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Heat pumps are cheaper thanks to Biden. Buy one now in case Trump kills the incentives

07.11.2024 10

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The perfect gift for your favorite climate nerd: this heat pump fashion statement

06.11.2024 40

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How climate tech startups are planning for life under Trump vs. Harris

05.11.2024 10

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7 ounces of this yellow powder can capture as much CO2 as a tree

01.11.2024 7

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Inside Ikea’s thoughtfully designed tiny house

30.10.2024 20

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In West Virginia, a former steel mill is now home to a cutting-edge battery plant

25.10.2024 1

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Google and Amazon are betting on ‘advanced’ nuclear. This critic warns it’s not ready

24.10.2024 8

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Earthquakes reduced Antakya, Turkey, to rubble. This is how it’s being rebuilt

22.10.2024 1

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I drove V.W.’s all-electric ID Buzz. It’s worth the wait

21.10.2024 1

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What Ikea learned when it ditched its old climate goal—and got more ambitious

17.10.2024 2

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Walmart sells this tiny house for less than $16,000

17.10.2024 9

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Watch this robot expertly take apart electronics so they can be used again

14.10.2024 10

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Harvard researchers designed an air quality sensor inspired by dogs’ noses

11.10.2024 20

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FEMA has $20 billion in disaster funding. Extreme weather means that isn’t nearly enough

09.10.2024 10

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Is restarting Three Mile Island really a good idea?

08.10.2024 5

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