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The Future of Plastics: Reusing the Bad and Encouraging the Good
Plastics have got themselves a bad name, mainly for two reasons: most are made from petroleum and they end up as litter in the...
Are rooftop beehives just a brand buzz exercise for companies?
What links the London Stock Exchange, posh grocer Fortnum & Mason and the Scottish parliament building in Edinburgh? All great institutions, of course, but...
Why farmers and ranchers think the EPA Clean Water Rule goes too far
President Trump issued an executive order Feb. 28 directing federal agencies to revise the Clean Water Rule, a major regulation published by the Environmental...
Germany’s plan for 100% electric cars may actually increase carbon emissions
Germany has ambitious plans for both electric cars and renewable energy. But it can’t deliver both. As things stand, Germany’s well-meaning but contradictory ambitions...
Why Trump’s EPA is far more vulnerable to attack than Reagan’s or Bush’s
For people concerned with environmental protection, including many EPA employees, there is broad agreement: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is in deep trouble.The...
How South Australia can function reliably while moving to 100% renewable power
Despite the criticism levelled at South Australia over its renewable energy ambitions, the state is nevertheless aiming to be carbon neutral by mid-century), which...
No animal required, but would people eat artificial meat?
Futurists tell us that we will be eating in vitro meat (IVM) – meat grown in a laboratory rather than on a farm –...
Robot bees vs real bees – why tiny drones can’t compete with the real...
The latest service to be revolutionised by drones might not be package delivery or internet connections but the far more valuable service of pollination....
