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The (New) Web of Life
What happens when the dusty files of the nineteenth century meet the bots and algorithms of the twenty-first? Perhaps a revolution in our understanding of the natural world.
Comments (0) | August 26, 2009
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Whatever It Takes
On daytime TV, in film, and on Capitol Hill, scientist Lisa Suatoni opens people's eyes to the plight of the seas.
Comments (0) | August 26, 2009
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Work Hard, Fly Right
Sick of burning time, money, and fossil fuel at the airport? So are the airlines.
Comments (0) | August 26, 2009
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A Clean Epidemic
Is littering contagious? That’s the premise behind the Broken Windows Theory.
Comments (1) | May 28, 2009
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Domesticated Plants
Environmentalists have labored mightily to clean up the Great Outdoors. But what about the Great Indoors?
Comments (2) | May 28, 2009
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Electric Trees
Don't look now, but there’s a giant rechargeable battery growing on your lawn. It's called a tree.
Comments (0) | May 28, 2009
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Eminent Domain
A new company, named Dot Eco, proposes to use that domain name to showcase green initiatives by companies or individuals.
Comments (0) | May 28, 2009
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Green Playthings
So get the kids -- let's play!
Comments (0) | May 28, 2009
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India, Enlightened
Thanks to Slumdog Millionaire, India is hot. Thanks to entrepreneurs, it's booming. Now a new government has to raise a billion people out of poverty without wrecking the environment. What's a poor country to do?
Comments (2) | May 28, 2009
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Renewing Our Dependence
Even if we diminish our reliance on foreign oil, we may still need to import valuable minerals for state-of-the-art batteries and other renewable technologies.
Comments (2) | May 28, 2009