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fastcompany: It’s no secret that the world’s ocean trash problem is getting bad; looking at a handful of images from the Texas-sized Pacific garbage patch should be enough to convince anyone. As for...

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Why Unilever, Patagonia and Puma Lead the Pack, say Sustainability Leaders

Link: Why Unilever, Patagonia and Puma Lead the Pack, say Sustainability Leaders Joel Makower, from GreenBiz, shares his insights on the results of the latest GlobeScan / SustainAbility survey.

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South Korea goes it alone with the world’s most aggressive carbon market

Link: South Korea goes it alone with the world’s most aggressive carbon market With a belligerent, nuclear-armed neighbor led by a messianic millennial on its border, you’d think that reducing...

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futurist-foresight: This graph dramatically illustrates the rapidly decreasing price of solar power. think-progress: Solar power’s massive price drop, in one graph.

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In his 1992 book “Earth in the Balance,” Gore compared talk of adapting to climate change to laziness that would distract from necessary efforts. But in his 2013 book “The Future,” Gore writes...

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Building the Business Case for Energy Storage | MIT Technology Review

Link: Building the Business Case for Energy Storage | MIT Technology Review A novel software tool could make it far easier to bring new energy storage technologies to market. If we’re ever going to run...

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kqedscience: Whole Foods Shows Customers the Bleak Future of Produce Without Bees “The decline in bee populations has been all the buzz lately, which led Whole Foods Market to team up with the Xerces...

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futuramb: smartercities: ElectriCity — Ultramodern Electric Bus Service Launching In Gothenburg In 2015 | Clean Technica Buses that are silent, energy efficient, and don’t release exhaust — sounds...

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mothernaturenetwork: World Bank: You can’t fight poverty without tackling climate changeThe international lending institution says we must shield the world’s poorest from the effects of severe weather...

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What Tech Is Next for the Solar Industry?

Link: What Tech Is Next for the Solar Industry? Solar manufacturers are eager to implement several new technologies that could make solar power cheaper, and the panels easier to make....

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jtotheizzoe: 130 years of global temperature data, converted to music Global temperature averages over the years, converted to notes on the cello. It’s one of the more haunting songs you’ve ever...

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How innovation in glass manufacturing is turning green even greener | via...

Link: How innovation in glass manufacturing is turning green even greener | via @guardian destx: Innovation in glass packaging is saving both resources and carbon emissions but manufacturers and buyers...

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Five Surprising Facts About Energy Poverty

Business as usual “will not remotely suffice” to meet goals of clean and universal energy, says a World Bank-led report.

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New Home Sensors Will Keep You Up To Date On How Much Water And Power You’re...

Link: New Home Sensors Will Keep You Up To Date On How Much Water And Power You’re Wasting | @FastCoExist destx: New additions to the suite of offerings to create the smart home will monitor exactly...

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The UN’s Focus: Surviving Climate Change

theatlantic: The UN’s New Focus: Surviving, Not Stopping, Climate Change The United Nations’ latest report on climate change contains plenty of dire warnings about the adverse impact “human...

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Climate Change Photography

treehugger: Environmental photographer of the year shows climate change issues across the world. See all the photos here: https://bit.ly/1kNVgbE

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Underground fridge goes back to basics to save money and the environment

springwise: Underground fridge goes back to basics to save money and the environment With all of the smart, connected Internet of Things devices we’ve seen recently, it’s refreshing to see...

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Attempts to stop catastrophic climate change are futile, says UN report

Anti-emissions policies adopted by world governments are decreasing the amount of harmful gas emitted in some countries, but the report warns it’s not enough when developing nations produce more gases...

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Capitalism versus environment: can greed ever be green?

The fact that the now dominant capitalist economic system is unsustainable is not in doubt. It has contributed to the breaching of several ecological boundaries, in relation to climate change,...

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The Seven Dimensions of Climate Change: Join the New Conversation

Einstein said everything should be as simple as possible, but not simpler. So what’s the right kind of simple for the world’s most complex challenge? I really appreciate one of the reasons listed for...

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