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Mojave Mirrors: World’s Largest Solar Plant Ready to Shine (National Geographic) 26 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recognizes that it has not evaluated the potential long-term effects of big renewable energy projects that fragment or isolate desert tortoise conservation areas. (P...
California Keeps Its Energy Cool in Summer Scorcher (National Geographic) 17 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
When temperatures rose to record highs throughout the Golden State, the lights stayed on and air conditioners kept humming. (Photo credit: Flickr user D.H. Parks) The stage was set for a California p...
Too Much Wind Energy? Save It in Volcanic Rock Reservoirs (National Geographic) 2 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
To manage a surplus of intermittent renewable power, U.S. scientists propose underground compressed air storage in porous volcanic rock. (Photo credit: Flickr user amitp) Gusting winds and swelling r...
Good-bye, Gas Guzzlers (Smithsonian) 24 May 2013 | 05:00 am
The road to cleaner cars will be paved with existing technologies and small design tweaks. (Photo credit: Flickr user Oran Viriyincy) Giant leaps of vehicle technology are the stuff of dreams: flying...
The Unclear Fate of Nuclear Power (Smithsonian) 24 May 2013 | 05:00 am
Germany and Switzerland have decided to phase out nuclear power, and many other nations are reassessing their nuclear ambitions. (Photo credit: Flickr user Bagalute) When one of the earth’s great tec...
Bikes and Buses Propel Mexico City to Prize in Sustainable Transport (National Geographic) 17 Jan 2013 | 05:00 am
An expanded bike-sharing program helped Mexico City win the Sustainable Transport Award. (Photo credit: ITDP) Bicycles, pedestrian-friendly plazas and walkways, new bus lines, and parking meters are ...
Capturing Climate Change Digitally (The New York Times) 28 Dec 2012 | 05:00 am
Scientists studied the colors of the Alice Holt Forest canopy, seen here from below, for hints about carbon dioxide uptake. (Photo credit: Flickr user Nick Gallop) The changing palette of colors in a...
Outside the Box: Eight No-Wrap Gift Ideas (The New York Times) 22 Dec 2012 | 05:00 am
Several companies now make it easy to give the gift of experiences. How about an annual pass for access to state and national parks? (Photo credit: Grand Canyon NPS) Consume, consume, consume. That m...
Reimagining the Coral Market (The New York Times) 18 Dec 2012 | 05:00 am
A coral sample is harvested for export from the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. (Image credit: Ret Talbot/RetTalbot.com via Boston University) In the international trade in live coral, ...
Learning to Live With Urban Coyotes (The New York Times) 25 Oct 2012 | 05:00 am
A coyote stands at the edge of an Arizona road. (Photo credit: Flickr user emdot) Only a few decades ago, Wile E. Coyote in hapless pursuit of Road Runner may have been the most readily conjured imag...
