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tilos greece

Greek island Tilos on its way to becoming fully powered by renewable energy

The tiny island has previously relied exclusively on fossil fuels.

By Megan Treacy in Clean Technology October 10, 2018

xenon thruster

Does this new rocket engine threaten to fill the atmosphere with mercury?

Clean Technology

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter November 21, 2018

coal emissions photo

Are negative emissions technologies about to go mainstream?

Clean Technology

By Sami Grover November 19, 2018

Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel station

Is hydrogen back in the energy picture? Or is it all just shilling for oil companies?

Clean Technology

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter November 13, 2018

Jimmy Carter with solar panels

Whatever happened to Jimmy Carter's solar panels: The sequel

Solar Technology

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter October 29, 2018

orkney island view from coast out to sea

Innovative floating tidal-power turbine generates 3 GWh of energy in its first year of testing

Clean Technology

By Megan Treacy October 16, 2018

Just what we needed dept.: An air-filtering diesel bus

Clean Technology

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter September 27, 2018

server setup

Low-Tech Magazine switches to a low-tech, low carbon website

Solar Technology

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter September 26, 2018

solar roadway in france

Solar road in France generates half the power expected

Solar Technology

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter September 24, 2018

iphone

Resist disastrous planned obsolescence by making old iPhones sexy again

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer September 11, 2018

nasa icesat-2

NASA launching a new ice monitoring tool that can identify changes the width of a pencil

Clean Technology

By Megan Treacy August 28, 2018

sand tiger shark

Laser-toting robots monitor vulnerable sand tiger sharks

Clean Technology

By Megan Treacy August 13, 2018

Naturally green

How can people demand a "naturally green" environment and hate wind turbines?

Wind Technology

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter August 6, 2018

female scientist

This computer program could make animal testing obsolete

Clean Technology

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko July 13, 2018

Gosun Fusion

No Sun? Get a GoSun Fusion solar cooker and live better electrically

Solar Technology

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter July 10, 2018

a fridge is a heat pump

2 rallying cries for a green building revolution: Reduce Demand! and Electrify Everything!

Clean Technology

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 22, 2018

geotech

New heat pump technology heats and cools houses at lower cost

Clean Technology

By Megan Treacy June 21, 2018

fairphones

Fairphone 2 is the world's first ethical, modular smartphone

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter June 21, 2018

natick data center

Microsoft submerges data center off Scotland's Orkney Islands

Clean Technology

By Megan Treacy June 7, 2018

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mediterranean diet

Here's what happened to 6,000 women on a Mediterranean diet

gorilla dancing

Gorilla busting dance moves in a bath (video)

bitcoin digital currency

Good news: Bitcoin is becoming worthless

Butter and bread

Make butter healthier and more eco-friendly with this simple trick

woman in bed

3 tricks to help you fall asleep faster

neti pot

Death by neti pot: The lesson in one woman's tragic experience

greenhouse in the snow

Former mailman builds geothermal greenhouse in the midwest; gets local citrus all year for $1 a day

10th-century Anglo Saxon potion kills MRSA superbug

10th-century Anglo Saxon potion kills MRSA superbug

Nugget exterior

Ford Transit camper van has everything you need, including a toilet

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