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In shipping, a push to slash emissions by harnessing the wind

More ships are running on wind power, as the global industry tries to fight climate change. One concept has backing from Abba, the Swedish pop stars.
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We’re paying dearly for personal care items packaged in cheap plastic

Can you help slow climate change by buying soap?
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solar panels & wind turbines public acceptance

Most Americans comfortable with solar panels, turbines in their communities, Post-UMD poll finds

Many Americans support renewable energy infrastructure, but experts say progress can be impeded by a small, yet vocal, opposition.
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Australian scientists add recycled coffee grounds to cement

Scientists are trying to make concrete stronger and more sustainable by adding coffee grounds to the mix. Initial results are promising, but questions about scale remain.
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Electric cars drawing backlash

Electric cars draw a backlash across the U.S. and Europe

The push to move away from the internal combustion engine is becoming an election issue on two continents.
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Apple goes a step too far in claiming a carbon neutral product, a new report concludes

The maker of the iPhone is a leader in efforts to reduce the climate impact of its products, but a recent claim about its new line of Apple Watches may be “climate-wash,” a Chinese environmental research organization says.

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Pennsylvania environmental activists urge emissions reductions

At a ‘climate convergence,’ Pennsylvania environmental activists urge Gov. Shapiro and state lawmakers to do more to curb emissions

Democratic state Sen. Katie Muth, one of only a few lawmakers in attendance, said strong action isn’t likely, given the state’s “bipartisan love affair with gas and oil.” But two Republicans have introduced legislation banning injection wells for toxic wastewater from fracking.

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Climate solutions are necessary. So we're dedicating a week to highlight them

Climate change is here. And this week, NPR is doing something new. We're dedicating an entire week to focus on the search for climate solutions, with stories across our network.

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Watch: Can seaweed be a solution to help curb climate change?

Watch: Can seaweed be a solution to help curb climate change?

Five years ago, Sam Elsom shocked his friends and family when he quit his job as a fashion designer to set up a seaweed farm in Tasmania, inspired by the potential of a special strain to radically reduce methane emissions in livestock.

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UPMC operating room

How UPMC is trying to shrink its carbon footprint

Operating rooms are central to what hospitals do but they’re also at the root of a problem Woods and others at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center are trying to solve: how to reduce carbon pollution.

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New York curbside composting program

Why New York’s curbside composting program will yield hardly any compost

This week, New York City’s curbside organics collection effort debuts in Brooklyn, where tons of food scraps will be processed to help deliver un-fracked natural gas to local residences. Is this the best use of the city’s food waste?

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New York curbside composting program

Why New York’s curbside composting program will yield hardly any compost

This week, New York City’s curbside organics collection effort debuts in Brooklyn, where tons of food scraps will be processed to help deliver un-fracked natural gas to local residences. Is this the best use of the city’s food waste?

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Pennsylvania energy & climate policy

Shapiro advisors endorse emissions curbs to fight climate change but don’t embrace RGGI membership

Members of the governor’s secretive group were split between joining the 12-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and a possible “cap-and-invest” collaborative with 13 states served by PJM, the nation’s largest grid operator.

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Robinson Meyer: The climate fight will be won in the appliance aisle

Why I’m worried about the next phase of the Inflation Reduction Act’s rollout.
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miners switching to renewable energy

Facing increasing pressure from customers, some miners are switching to renewable energy

Demand for critical minerals like nickel and cobalt is surging as climate change hastens a transition to renewable energy, boosting carbon emissions by miners and processors of such materials.
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What ending fossil fuel extraction across the world would look like

What if the entire world stopped extracting fossil fuels? Here’s what it would take to phase out oil, gas and coal.
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Spanish-language misinformation on renewable energy spreads online, report shows

False narratives about renewable energy are malleable and adapted to different languages after extreme weather events in different countries, the researchers found.
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supermarket aisle

Laila Benkrima: Ultra-processed foods are not only bad for our bodies, their production damages our environments

Ultra-processed foods are bad for our health and our planet and must be central to any efforts to reduce our carbon emissions, and waistlines.
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