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The “electrify everything” movement’s consumption problem

Electrification offers an opportunity to rethink how we use energy. Will we squander it?
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Takeout has a plastic problem. Do reusable containers help?

A new lifecycle assessment compared the benefits of buy-and-return container schemes with the costs of their production and use. The takeaway wasn’t clean.
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The climate impact of your neighborhood, mapped

Where and how you live shapes your household’s contribution to climate change. Explore differences across the nation.
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A climate plan to clean up building emissions

Americans run "mini fossil fuel plants" in their homes. It’s time for change.
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Que calor! Spain tells civil servants to limit use of air conditioning

Spanish civil servants will have to endure higher workplace temperatures this summer as the government plans to enforce energy saving measures to slash its power bills and help reduce Europe's dependence on Russian oil and gas.
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Tips to make laundry day more gentle on the environment

From swapping products and machines to using machines less and with lower temperatures, individual actions can add up in terms of environmental benefit and lower utility bills.
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Cannabis companies take pains to polish their eco-friendly image

Even in the best circumstances, growing and selling weed can be incredibly damaging to the environment.

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