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Black soldier flies convert food waste into feed for pets, aquaculture, and livestock. But as agribusiness giants partner with European companies, concerns about high energy use hover over the fast-developing insect production industry.
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How to make movies without a huge carbon footprint

The film and TV industry is switching towards greener energy sources but the transition has challenges.
Free public transit is not a climate policy

Free public transit is not a climate policy

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Brooks Rainwater: The 15-minute city can make urban living more sustainable

Brooks Rainwater: The 15-minute city can make urban living more sustainable

The simplest way to reduce transportation emissions is making it easier to not drive. And even in places where you have to drive, small changes can make a large difference.
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Lawmakers look to low-carbon fuel standards as a way to address transportation emissions

Minnesota lawmakers are considering a new policy meant to slash carbon emissions from the transportation sector, the single biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the state.
Watch this flat-pack pasta transform into shapes as it boils

Watch this flat-pack pasta transform into shapes as it boils

To make transporting pasta a little more efficient, it doesn’t need to become a fusilli or a penne until it hits the water.
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