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4 reasons net-zero energy should start with schools
Can we afford to teach our children?
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Can zero-energy buildings become the norm?
The energy landscape in the U.S. has been shifting towards cleaner energy sources, which is indicative of societal mindfulness of the need for sustainable development that ensures maintenance of a healthy environment for generations to come.
Rocky Flats: A wildlife refuge confronts its radioactive past
The Rocky Flats Plant outside Denver was a key U.S. nuclear facility during the Cold War.
An Amazon tribe’s deadly fight to save its land from logging
For decades, the indigenous tribes of the Amazon rainforest have been struggling to protect their ancestral lands from logging.
Pressure mounts to reform our throw-away clothing culture
Americans dispose of about 12.8 million tons of textiles annually — 80 pounds for each man, woman, and child.
The joys of busking for a better world
Comfort zones are strange things.
How we react to climate change, told through the 5 stages of grief
Even as heat records are shattered on a monthly basis and the world’s glaciers and ice sheets melt, climate change remains a divisive issue in many parts of the world.
Why are insurance companies lagging in climate risk?
You would think that insurance companies would be experts in minimizing risk and reducing exposure to catastrophic natural disasters.
The new green grid: Utilities deploy ‘virtual power plants’
By linking together networks of energy-efficient buildings, solar installations, and batteries ...
Chocolate in the jungle: The battle to save a disappearing rainforest
Stretching south from Panama through Colombia and into Ecuador, the Chocó Rainforest is one of the world’s most biologically rich ecosystems.
