Sustainability

Interior Secretary Nominee Zinke Supports Fracking and Drilling on Public Lands

While serving in the house, Interior Secretary nominee Ryan Zinke voted against land, water, and species protections, says Randi Spivak of the Center for Biological Diversity.

January 21, 2017
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Category: Environment

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Engineers Are Building a Solar-Powered, Floating Island City

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The Seasteading Institute has partnered with the French Polynesian government to move forward with its floating city design, with construction potentially beginning by 2019. Sustainable islands powered by clean-energy could be an integral part of the future as the world's rising population threatens to leave many without food or shelter.

January 19, 2017
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Category: Science

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The Future of Protein: Here’s How Lab-Grown Meat is Transforming Our Future

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Livestock farming contributes to 14.5 percent of all anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, meaning 7.1 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide are released from the practice. Lab-grown meat could drastically alter these numbers, especially considering the cost of cultivating meat in a lab has dramatically decreased in the last few years.

January 19, 2017
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Category: Science

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Here’s a Look at the Smart Cities of the Future

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Researchers are working on ways to give our huge urban areas a technological upgrade, planning the connected infrastructures that will support tomorrow's "smart cities." While significant investments in infrastructure will be needed to bring these cities to fruition, the benefits are expected to far outweigh the costs.

January 19, 2017
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Category: Environment

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China Takes Serious Anti-Coal Stance, Cancelling 104 New Coal Plants

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China is shutting down 104 coal-fired projects across 13 provinces, which were expected to deliver a total of 120 gigawatts of power. With this change, it might be possible for the world’s biggest industrial nation to meet its target of limiting coal-fired power generation to 1,100 gigawatts by 2020.

January 19, 2017
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Category: Environment

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Moving Beyond Resistance

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January 19, 2017
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Category: Philosophy

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