Carbon Capture: Solution or Scam?
Carbon capture is touted as a climate change solution, but the reality is hazy. It seems so simple: if there’s
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Why Radioactive Rhino Horns Are Being Used to Stop Poaching
Researchers are injecting live rhino horns with radioactive material. Professor James Larkin from Wits University and Suzanne Boswell believe they
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Catching Sunlight in a Bottle, a Big Step for Renewables
German scientists can now store the Sun’s energy in a jar and release it when needed as clean-burning hydrogen gas.
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Solar Energy Has an Aluminum Problem
Solar is growing rapidly, but producers are running out of aluminum, a not so carbon-friendly material.
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Saving the Environment with Metal Eating Bacteria
A Chilean scientist believes manipulating extremophile bacteria to eat metal can save the environment from mining waste.
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3 Reasons Why Bitcoin Is Actually Good for the Environment
Bitcoin has gotten a lot of hate recently because of its energy consumption and carbon footprint, but—quite counterintuitively—it might be the missing piece to a cleaner future.
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Are We Approaching a Malthusian Catastrophe? Maybe, It’s Complicated
Like bacteria in a Petri dish, humans might be on the road to a population collapse due to dwindling resources, overpopulation, and an increasingly contaminated environment.
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You’re Being Lied to: Environmental Regulation Actually Boosts the Economy
Data confirms that stricter environmental regulation doesn’t hurt the economy. In fact, it leads to increased capital accumulation, worker productivity,
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Microplastics in the Food Chain
Microplastics have been found at the top of mountains, at the bottom of the ocean, in the atmosphere, in tap
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The Triple Bottom Line Might Fix Capitalism
“It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.” -Adam Smith
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Nature Has Profound Effects On Your Brain
People are more disconnected from nature than ever before, and science has shown this is changing how we think and feel.
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Why We Need To Care More About Air Pollution
Air pollution kills 7 million people and costs governments trillions of dollars per year.
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