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3D-printed sweater fits you perfectly with zero waste
Normal sweaters don't fit you right and about 30 percent of the fabric that goes into each sweater ends up on the cutting room floor.
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Accidents? What accidents? Shell’s Arctic drillers are ready to roll again
The Obama administration barred Shell from drilling in the Arctic following a series of accidents last year. The company is asking for permission to return next year.
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This weird-looking robo-bulb may end up being the best LED lightbulb ever made
There have, however, been some problems with the production to date.
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These earth-friendly spoons are made of dead beetles
Sometimes you don't want to know what's in bioplastic.
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Marcellus Shale fracking wells use 5 million gallons of water apiece
Frackers in Pennsylvania and West Virginia are using more water than those in other parts of the country, with most being skimmed off rivers and streams.
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Yeah, maybe Teslas are catching on fire, but it’s seriously no big deal
The moral of the story is not “Teslas suck” but “Don’t drive drunk.”
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Italian mafia boss says pollution turned him into a police informant
He knew the mafia's toxic-waste dumping would doom people to die from cancer, and he eventually felt bad enough to do something about it.
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Unregulated bumblebee trade threatens bumblebees
Activists are pushing the U.S. government to crack down on trade practices that they say are harming native populations of bumblebees.
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This shower saves energy by letting you wash yourself in used bathwater
There's something about taking a shower in your own runoff that's delightfully meta yet gross at the same time.
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Nebraska is a loser in the wind-energy boom
The Cornhusker State is the third windiest in the union, but it ranks in the bottom half in terms of wind-power generation. Some state lawmakers are trying to change that.
