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Davos 2019: The man who thinks he can make us love kale	23.1.2019	BBC: Business
Matt Barnard is on a mission to persuade people to eat more vegetables.
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A Bali vacation sounds magical — and it is when you help keep the island beautiful	20.1.2019	LA Times: Commentary
Given the situation, I was moving as fast as I could. I was walking cautiously on a foot-wide earthen berm separating water-soaked rice paddies. A big cross-body garbage bag banged against my hip as I clutched a 6-foot pole with a pointed metal tip. Rivulets of sweat ran down my back as I speared...
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Climate change: 'Right to repair' gathers force	9.1.2019	BBC: Front Page
EU and US states are to introduce laws helping people to mend appliances that break down.
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Forget stars' homes. The newest tours visit pot growers and bong makers	4.1.2019	LA Times: Business
In Napa and Sonoma, tour bus operators ferry oenophiles between tasting rooms and vineyards. In Hollywood and environs, they shepherd the starstruck past the homes of the rich and famous. Now they're giving customers a mind-expanding look at one of Los Angeles’ burgeoning industries: pot. Since...
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Climate change: LED lights could dent UK energy demand	3.1.2019	BBC News - Science & Environment
Energy efficiency is more important in the battle against climate change than wind and solar power, research shows
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Light Pollution Has Made Stargazing Impossible in Most Places—But Not in National Parks	28.12.2018	Mother Jones
This story was originally published by Atlas Obscura. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On a crisp September night, the rocky coastline around Sand Beach in Acadia National Park feels like the edge of the world. A rapt audience is gathered in the darkness, huddled together on blankets for one of the park’s most popular ranger-led […]
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GE Powered the American Century---Then It Burned Out	15.12.2018	Wall St. Journal: US Business
The company that was once America’s biggest and most admired, the maker of power turbines, the seller of insurance, the broadcaster of “Seinfeld,” has become a shadow of its former self. This is the story of how generations of managers, who thought they could fix any company in any industry, finally ran into a problem they couldn’t solve.
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Sheriff: No fingerprints, no shoe prints, no DNA in Wisconsin double homicide, missing teen case	15.12.2018	Minnesota Public Radio: Law & Justice
It's been two months since someone shot and killed a husband and wife in Barron, Wisc., and apparently snatched their 13-year-old daughter. The sheriff said a lack of forensic evidence complicates the still-unsolved case.
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How the humble lamp-post could help power our cities	6.11.2018	BBC: Technology
As more of half of us live in cities, scientists are looking at new ways of harnessing urban energy.
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Meet the man behind the State Fair's wildest rides	23.8.2018	Minnesota Public Radio: News
A Texas thrill ride operator who prides himself on offering some of the biggest attractions returns to the Minnesota State Fair. Michael Wood, the son of Michigan carnival workers, was "born into the business." He took over for his pioneering father who died 20 years ago.
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Bengaluru gets Karnataka’s first climate change lab	23.7.2018	Citizen Matters, Bengaluru
Environmental Management and Policy Research Institute (EMPRI) has been designated as the state nodal agency for Climate Change in Karnataka to provide technical support in conducting research, training and capacity building in climate change programs. »
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South Dakota officials approve new 300-megawatt wind farm	12.7.2018	Minnesota Public Radio: News
State officials have approved a roughly 300-megawatt wind farm in Grant and Codington counties of northeastern South Dakota.
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Solar persuaders	22.6.2018	BBC: Business
In India's desert state of Rajasthan, rural women are training as solar entrepreneurs, to bring power to those living off grid.
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Mount Everest, the high-altitude rubbish dump	17.6.2018	Hindu: Internet
Environmentalists are concerned that the pollution on Everest is also affecting water sources down in the valley.
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LeBron James and the Cavaliers miss Kyrie Irving more than the Celtics	24.5.2018	Washington Post
LeBron James and the Cavaliers miss Kyrie Irving more than the Celtics
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The Energy 202: Democrats ding Trump on gas prices, just as Trump once did to Obama	24.5.2018	Washington Post: Politics
The gas station press conference took place on Capitol Hill.
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This 70-Year-Old Republican Mayor Wants to Prove That His Small Southern Town Can Go Green	24.5.2018	Mother Jones
Last year, Mayor Greg Lemons counted every single street light in Abita Springs, Louisiana, and found there were 256. If his town of about 2,900 residents switched over to solar-powered lamps and LED bulbs, he reasoned, taxpayers could save thousands of dollars and be environmentally conscious. Street lights are just a part of Lemon’s ambitious plans to make Abita Springs a model of energy efficiency and sustainability. A life-long Republican, he has fought […]
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How to get rid of stinky household odors	22.5.2018	Washington Post
How to get rid of stinky household odors
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Two sons of Rev. Moon have split from his church — and their followers are armed	21.5.2018	Washington Post
Two sons of Rev. Moon have split from his church — and their followers are armed
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Tech can help save endangered plants. But sometimes what you really need is luck.	12.5.2018	Washington Post
Tech can help save endangered plants. But sometimes what you really need is luck.
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