Google buys flying wind-turbine startup Makani Power
Google, already an investor in the clean energy startup, apparently decided that if owning part of it was good, owning all of it would be even better!
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Google buys flying wind-turbine startup Makani Power
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Getting paid to drive an electric car? It's possible...
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Chevrolet Spark EV to be priced $27,495 with lease starting at $199/month (119 MPGe!)
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Alex Wilson calls Bullitt Center "one of the most important commercial buildings of the past 50 years"
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The conversation about climate change is stuck. This American Life investigates why.
The popular radio program and podcast, This American Life, covers climate change and why the conversation is stuck in the United States.
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Micro House is designed to be stacked and packed
Studio Liu Lubin designs a housing unit that is transportable and stacks up like a 3D Tetris game.
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Why interconnectedness makes disaster relief so hard
Kevin Kelly explains why the complex interconnectedness of modern technology and society makes disaster relief and system change so challenging.
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Shake is a Porta-potty for dogs
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Solar Impulse bathroom mystery solved
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Artist creates symbiotic sculptures of ceramic and living moss
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Make a portable solar phone charger for $5
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5 ways that urine can help save humanity
From ancient urine helping to track climate change to space-age toilets that monitor our health, pee may be coming to our rescue.
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Solar-powered RC race cars teach valuable energy lesson
Solar Rollers hope to teach teenagers to love solar energy, one race at a time.
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Make an emergency light powered by fire and water
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