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

I think they are missing something, or I am missing something, but this seems like the dumbest idea ever.

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter in Clean Technology September 27, 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

tilos greece

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

Clean Technology

By Megan Treacy October 10, 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

whale disentanglement

Drones help scientists save entangled whales

By Megan Treacy May 31, 2018

Amazon dash beside the toilet

Now you can buy "Alexa-enabled smart homes"

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter May 11, 2018

Solar sprawl

California feeds the duck with mandatory solar panels on new houses

Solar Technology

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter May 10, 2018

bioluminescent algae

Algae could light up our cities at night

Clean Technology

By Megan Treacy May 3, 2018

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Tiny Heirloom

The Goose is a roomy tiny house that fits up to three beds

Insulated concrete form

Time for another look at Insulated Concrete Forms?

shampoo bars

Lush shampoo bars are a wonder for my hair

Ghost moose

Winter ticks are killing moose at a truly alarming rate

Vegan chocolate pancakes

8 plant-based recipes for a festive brunch at home

Greenhouse gas emissions

Five radical steps we can take to fight climate change

me sitting up straight before and after

Don't sit up straight. Sit like you have a tail.

Bar soap

The sad slippery slope of bar soap

Choi+Shine Architects

Giant crocheted installation of urchins floats above city marina

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