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The Plastic We 'Recycle' Is Actually Horrible for the Environment
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
When you drop your plastic waste into the recycling bin, where does it go?
Bitcoin Is Sucking Up So Much Energy, It Could Stop Being Profitable
By Rafi Letzter published
If bitcoin energy trends continue, mining bitcoin could soon stop being profitable, an economist found.
Gaza Now Has a Toxic 'Biosphere of War' That No One Can Escape
By Mark Zeitoun, Ghassan Abu Sitta published
Gaza has often been invaded for its water. Every army leaving or entering the Sinai desert, whether Babylonians, Alexander the Great, the Ottomans, or the British, has sought relief there.
How 139 Countries Could Be Powered by 100% Renewable Energy by 2050
By Tracy Staedter published
Scientists have published a detailed road map to move 139 countries to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050, according to a recent study.
Toilet Paper Power: How Used Bathroom Tissue (Yuck) Could Generate Electricity
By Dan Robitzski published
Are we flushing away a greener future? Perhaps, according to scientists who found a way to turn used toilet paper into electricity.
London's 143-Ton 'Fatberg' Gets Second Chance As Biofuel
By Mindy Weisberger published
Even a 143-ton "fatberg" — a clotted, greasy mass of oily garbage recently found clogging a London sewer — deserves a second chance.
Solar Power Dipped Along Great American Solar Eclipse Path (Video)
By Thomas Howell published
Solar power took a dip in the United States when the total eclipse swept across the country Monday (Aug. 21), as a new video shows.
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