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More than wires - exploring the connections between energy, environment, and our lives
Making Electricity Consumes a Lot of Water--What's the Best Way to Fix That?
Reducing water consumption from power plants is a worthy conservation strategy, but the cost may outweigh the benefits compared with alternatives like desalinating saltwater
High Percentage of Kindergartens Exposed to Transport Pollutants
Worsening air pollution from coal power and urban transport are threatening a high percentage of children across the world
Does Renewable Energy Increase Electricity Prices? See for Yourself
How much does electricity cost in your state? Where does it come from? Here's a chart
Dieselgate Pales in Comparison to What Automakers Just Did in America
It might be time for automakers to close their corporate sustainability responsibility departments after their American lobbying association reversed efficiency and pollution gains and denied climate change
New Report: Renewables Are Booming, but Fossils Are Still King
Renewables are booming worldwide. But, 70 percent of energy demand growth was met by fossil fuels in 2017, leading to a rise in greenhouse gas emissions
U.S. Electricity: Natural Gas and Coal Fall as Renewables Continue to Rise
Electricity generation from both natural gas and coal fell in 2017. At the same time, renewables—especially hydropower, wind and solar—continued to rise
How Kids Can Help Transport Planners Design Better Cities
A wider variety of stakeholders need to be included to design more accessible cities and concomitant transport systems
First Metro Projects in Vietnam Risk Bigger Problems Than Delays
Underground line projects in Saigon and Hanoi are examples of the challenges of transport ventures that are not delayed by technical issues but by a lack of administrative planning, technical cooperation and effective implementation
A New Way to Recycle Batteries Uses Half the Energy
A new recycling process could provide a way to restore lithium ion battery cathodes to “mint condition.” What’s better, this new process only uses half the energy of conventional recycling methods
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