An alternative to propping up coal power plants: Retrain workers for solar
472 Views August 22, 2018 Be first to comment Joshua M. Pearce
The number of coal mining jobs has gone up slightly, but many times less…
Many native animals and birds thrive in burned forests, research shows
216 Views August 22, 2018 Be first to comment Derek E. Lee
A Northern Spotted Owl in Oregon's Deschutes National Forest. AP Photo/Don Ryan, File Interior…
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China’s garbage ban upends US recycling – is it time to reconsider incineration?
290 Views August 21, 2018 Be first to comment Thomas Kinnaman
The market for plastic recycling is drying up, prompting a discussion over what to…
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Stop worrying about how much energy bitcoin uses
116 Views August 20, 2018 Be first to comment Katrina Kelly-Pitou
The word “bitcoin” is as likely to garnish feverish excitement as it is glaring…
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Tons of plastic trash enter the Great Lakes every year – where does it go?
177 Views August 20, 2018 Be first to comment Matthew J. Hoffman
Debris pulled from a Lake Erie marina during a cleanup, June 9, 2012. NOAA…
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The plastic waste crisis is an opportunity for the US to get serious about recycling at home
215 Views August 17, 2018 Be first to comment Kate O'Neill
Conveyors carry mixed plastic into a device that will shred recycle them at a…