Environment
Climate change adaptation; environmental conservation; protecting biodiversity—this page covers the trends and news that will shape the future of our shared environment.
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Since solar power is still inaccessible to vast segments of the US population, community solar is providing solutions to fill gaps in the market.
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Phages, which treat disease without the threat of antibiotic resistance, may one day cure bacterial illnesses in livestock without threatening human health.
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http://www.grunge.com/57222/futuristic-cities-already-built/
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These cities provide a snapshot of what our future will have in store for us.
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As more threats emerge due to climate change, climate activism is growing interventionist branches.
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Retrofitting old homes may be an essential tactic in reducing global carbon dioxide emissions.
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Ethical travel takes on new heights as people start switching to green transportation.
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Unless something is done to clear up space junk, space exploration may be in jeopardy.
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https://www.gq.com/story/inside-welive
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WeWork is branching out into housing, but can it actually change the way we live?
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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200819-why-plastic-waste-is-an-ideal-building-material
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What if we turned the world’s growing wastelands of disused plastics into a new kind of sustainable building?
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/29/first-eu-wide-climate-law-to-set-net-zero-carbon-target-by-2050
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The Guardian
Plan is part of green new deal but campaigners say it is not enough to tackle climate crisis
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/climate/seawalls-cities-cost-climate-change.html
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As the dangers and costs of climate change rise, policymakers are facing painful choices about how to decide which communities to protect.
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AI-driven IoT will transform the way we learn, the way we work, and the way we live.
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Yearly methane emissions from abandoned wells in the United States and Canada are unknown, highlighting the need for improved monitoring.
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https://howwegettonext.com/could-the-cities-of-the-future-take-the-form-of-a-digital-swarm-5531a3931760#989d.jluck8t89
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How We Get to Next
Each time we move to a new city, we make memories as the city slowly takes shape in our minds. Every new place we locate — the closest grocery store, the post office, rendezvous points with friends —…
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Most dams worldwide were not originally built to produce hydropower, but a recent study has suggested that these dams are an untapped source of clean electricity.
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Mass consumption of hybrid animal-plant processed foods might be the next big diet trend.
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Energy stakeholders have made headway on the feasibility of microgrids as a sustainable energy solution.
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DIY biohacking is the latest in technologies helping people control their biology by editing their genetic code
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Wireless electricity can charge technologies ranging from electric vehicles to mobile phones on the go and may prove vital to the evolution of 5G infrastructure.
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Pedestrians are now switching to a combination of motorized and non-motorized transport to reduce carbon footprint.
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In theory, inducing other planets to have Earth-like properties is possible, in practice not so much.
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Wind energy is becoming one of the cheapest and most widely used forms of energy generation, and should see continued uptake over the next decade.