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A Solar ‘Breakthrough’ Won’t Solve Cement’s Carbon Problem

A Bill Gates–backed startup called Heliogen uses concentrated solar power to produce cement. The carbon-belching industry needs that—and much more. Anyone who...

How one Calgary company turns CO2 into soap with its micro-carbon capture technology

During an almost disastrous science experiment involving his natural gas-fired furnace, Jaeson Cardiff nearly blew up his house. “Who doesn’t just happen to have sodium...

The Tiny Swiss Company That Thinks It Can Help Stop Climate Change

Just over a century ago in Ludwigshafen, Germany, a scientist named Carl Bosch assembled a team of engineers to exploit a new technique in...

Climate Solution: Use Carbon Dioxide to Generate Electricity

Sending atmospheric CO2 into underground methane hydrates could clean the air and create revenue The world is quickly realizing it may need to actively pull...

A new report shows the ozone hole is healing, but it’s not all good news

A three decades old international treaty to phase out chemicals that deplete the ozone layer protecting our planet from harmful solar radiation is paying...

How to build a skyscraper out of wood

Building skyscrapers out of wood: It sounds bizarre, unsafe, maybe even a bit twee. But it could actually be the future of construction. "Each material...

No Public Funds for Fossil Fuels

This GOOD News for the planet as more and more countries move to reduce emissions. Ireland on Thursday moved to pull its public funds out...

California Leading the Way in Climate Policy

This is GOOD News because California has been a leader in pollution reduction since the 1970's. California’s big, ambitious experiment on climate policy is off...

Starbucks and McDonalds NextGen Cup Challenge

This is GOOD News for the environment, recycling and our oceans. When it comes to the cup that coffee comes in, they’re now on the...

Netherlands football stadium creates energy and stores it in electric car batteries

This is a place where used batteries can extend their life after being in cars Carmakers are grappling with the problem of what to do...

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