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Suffocating Earth: Accelerating Amazon Deforestation

Sep 30, 2013 12:15PM

Just this year, a change in Brazil’s land code has doubled the rate of tree-cutting in Amazon’s critical rain forest.

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Fossil-Fuel Freedom: New York State Could Achieve It by 2050

Sep 30, 2013 12:15PM

An ambitious study maps out ways that New York State can phase out its old power plants and convert totally to renewable energy in just 40 years.

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Pivot Point: Solar Panels Almost Breaking Even

Sep 30, 2013 12:15PM

Better manufacturing is reducing the coal-powered electricity necessary to produce solar panels.

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Johnny Appleseeding: Tree-mendous Acts Grow Quality of Life

Sep 30, 2013 12:14PM

Across America, volunteers are pitching in to plant trees in order to beautify urban space, shore up watersheds, improve air quality and provide wildlife habitats.

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Freebie Fruit: Online Mapping Points the Way

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

Falling Fruit (FallingFruit.org), an online worldwide map, shows precisely where free fruits and vegetables can be foraged, from public parks to dumpsters.

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Solar Socket: Portable Power from Any Windowpane

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

A solar-powered device called the Window Socket, which attaches to a windowpane via a suction cup, can charge cell phones even at night.

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Oil Alternative: Bio-Breakthrough Can Reduce Fossil Fuel Use

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

Scientists have found a way to use xylose, an abundant plant sugar, to make hydrogen in a process that releases almost zero greenhouse gases and needs no heavy metals.

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Shellfish Solution: Bivalve Farming May Purify Fouled Waters

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

Scientists hope that a raft loaded with mussels on the Bronx River will provide evidence that the shellfish can clean up polluted waters by absorbing excess nitrogen.

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Killing Fields: Neonicotinoid Pesticides Threaten Birds and Insects, Too

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

Controversial neonicotinoid pesticides linked to catastrophic honeybee declines in North America and Europe may also kill other creatures.

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Fare Sharing: Three Is the Perfect Number

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

Using phone apps, progressive urban commuters can now stand at bus stops and catch rides from solo car drivers that need two more people to zip through a high occupancy vehicle lane.

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