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The Great Green Building Makeover
By Kaja Šeruga Q&A — Environmental scientist and physicist Diana Ürge-Vorsatz Eat less meat, fly less, don’t use plastic: The changes we need to make to lower global emissions can often be tough...
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Solving Renewable Energy’s Sticky Storage Problem
By Katarina Zimmer When the Sun is blazing and the wind is blowing, Germany’s solar and wind power plants swing into high gear. For nine days in July 2023, renewables produced more than 70 percent of...
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Researchers Propose a ‘Circular Economy’ Solution To Housing Affordability...
By Mike DiGirolamo https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mongabay-explores/Are_there_circular_solutions_for_global_housing_unaffordability_and_climate_change.mp3 A global housing affordability crisis is...
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Dr. Philip Odonkor on Smart Cities & Informatics
Dr. Philip Odonkor is an Assistant Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology’s Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science, leading the Design Informatics Lab. He earned his PhD and...
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From Goodwill to Goyard, the Resale Economy Surged in 2024
By Ethos The clothing resale market has experienced remarkable growth in 2024, surpassing traditional retail sectors in apparel, accessories, and footwear. This expansion is driven by consumers...
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We Must Prioritize Rangeland Conservation for Planetary Health and...
By Dr. Igshaan Samuels Rangelands, despite their size and significance, have been historically under-appreciated in global conservation and climate discussions, a new op-ed argues. They cover more...
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Becoming a Conscious Consumer
By Audrey Enjoli Conscious consumerism is on the rise. Shoppers — especially younger generations — are opting to support brands that align with their values and don’t contribute to the degradation of...
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Unlocking the Hidden Power of Boiling — For Energy, Space, and Beyond
By Zach Winn | MIT News Most people take boiling water for granted. For Associate Professor Matteo Bucci, uncovering the physics behind boiling has been a decade-long journey filled with unexpected...
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My 2025 Sustainability Vision
By Marcus Griswold Here we are in 2025. When I went through my coaching and ecotherapy trainings we talked about the importance of visioning an outcome and to create a consistent habit to achieve...
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Minimizing the Carbon Footprint of Bridges and Other Structures
By Denise Brehm | MIT Morningside Academy for Design | MIT News Awed as a young child by the majesty of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, civil engineer and MIT Morningside Academy for Design...
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Q&A: The Climate Impact of Generative AI
By Anne McGovern | MIT Lincoln Laboratory | MIT News Vijay Gadepally, a senior staff member at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, leads a number of projects at the Lincoln Laboratory Supercomputing Center...
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Early Results Suggest Communities Stop Logging During Basic Income Pilot Project
By Sonam Lama Hyolmo An unconditional cash-transfer pilot project for Indigenous peoples in Peru’s Amazon is underway to help support families who turn to unsustainable or illegal forest activities due...
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Why Scientists Are Enlisting Fungi to Save Endangered Plants
By Shi En Kim Hundreds of tubes of soil pack a row of fridges and a nearby cold room at a greenhouse facility in Lawrence, Kansas. They’re nothing much to look at, but under a microscope, tiny beads...
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2025’s Top Ecofriendly Companies
By Marcus Griswold Let’s take a look at some of the top sustainability products for 2025 that can save the planet, and possibly save you some money too. Top Alternative Financial Product: EcoWatt.Io...
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Fashion Has a Coal Problem, but the Solutions Are Electrifying (Commentary)
By Peter Ford A handful of fashion brands – H&M, Ralph Lauren, Decathlon and Adidas – are working to stop using coal to power their factories in 2025, while others are prioritizing decarbonization...
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New Tech Helps Turn Seawater Into Drinking Water
By U. Michigan Boron is a natural component of seawater that becomes a toxic contaminant in drinking water when it sneaks through conventional filters for removing salts. Seawater’s boron levels are...
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Earth Doesn’t Burn: (Back) Toward a Fire-Wise Infrastructure in Southern...
By Kenjus T. Watson, Ph.D. In October 2020, as the Bobcat Fire threatened to scale the San Gabriel Mountains and descend into Pasadena, my family and I packed our essentials and temporarily relocated...
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Return of the California Condor
By Iván Carrillo The spring morning is cool and bright in the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir National Park in Baja California, Mexico, as a bird takes to the skies. Its 9.8-foot wingspan casts a looming...
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Smart Carbon Dioxide Removal Yields Economic and Environmental Benefits
By Mark Dwortzan | Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy | MIT News Last year the Earth exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above preindustrial times, a threshold beyond which wildfires,...
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The Teeming Life of Dead Trees
By Katarina Zimmer Though no one may be around to hear when a tree falls in the forest, countless critters take note. Dormant fungi within the tree awaken to feast on it, joined by others that creep...
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