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Home Energy Upgrades at Point of Sale
California wants six million residential heat pumps by 2030. Berkeley is doing its part.
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Clean Electricity Outpaces Global Demand
Fast growth in batteries is making intermittent solar energy available around the clock.
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Splitting Seawater Can End the Pollution from Concrete
If the ancient Romans could do it, why can’t we?
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Seabed Debris Cleanup
AI and technology can be used for good or harm. Marine seabed cleanup is a plus.
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Nature Is Gaining Legal Rights
Forests, rivers, oceans, and insects are acquiring powerful rights in court.
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Reducing Parking, Creating Parks
Rebalancing mobility options to address climate change.
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California’s EV Charging Milestone
California aligns with the rest of the world, while the federal government moves the opposite way.
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Using Sound Waves to Map Soil Health
Even poor farmers can quickly get precise information and solutions specific to their fields.
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The Richness of the American Prairie
Farmers are beginning to learn to harness nature and save money.
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Fungi and the Future of Construction
We may soon be thinking of buildings as alive and more like organisms.
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Recent Historic Agreements May Save Our Oceans
Gabon provides a model and blueprint for sustainable coastal management.
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China: The World’s Leader on Renewable Energy
China has embraced solar, wind, battery storage, electric vehicles, and e-bikes.
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Creating Planted Corridors Is Helping Insects Thrive
What is good for insects is good for birds, food abundance, and our well-being.
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Rubble to Renewal
Mining fire waste into new products could be inspiration for the building industry.
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Copying Our Sweating Process Can Cool Buildings
Natural cooling is coming to areas where it is most needed.
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A New Designation for Cities Shaped by Nature
By adopting an ecological framework, Santa Barbara could become a National Park City.
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New Sustainable Building Products
Saving energy in our homes and apartments is more important than ever.
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Dense, Walkable Neighborhoods in Santa Barbara
Fewer cars can lower the cost of housing and save city budgets’ dollars.
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More Charging Stations than Gasoline Pumps
Californians are protesting political decisions that backslide on climate change.
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Paris Is in the Process of Being Remodeled
Residents are given money and encouragement to transform their locales.
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Taxing the Wealthy to Help Nature and the Poor
The hard work of funding and protecting fragile habitats is just beginning.
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Coral Reefs Are Unrivaled in Ecoservices
Much depends on the health of our oceans, and they depend on the health of coral.
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Moving Away from Car Use
There are many examples to help Santa Barbara improve its already great lifestyle.
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California Leads with a Radical Emissions Disclosure Bill
Required carbon reporting can end greenwashing and reduce environmental impacts.
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Reducing Chemicals in Mainstream Agriculture
Fewer pesticides, first in Scandinavia, then Europe, and perhaps the world.
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The Future of Food and the Planet
Industrial agriculture has a bad reputation— making us sick and obese, polluting our waterways, causing widespread deforestation, reducing biodiversity, generating
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Diversity in Energy Generation and Storage
L.A. is becoming a leader in renewables and diversified energy storage.
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Deconstruction Versus Demolition
Local ordinances, land, and buildings are key to making deconstruction widespread.
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Change Is Coming to the ‘Fast Fashion’ Industry
Clothing companies will be required to recycle their garments.
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Brazil’s Environmental Leadership
Maybe global financial mechanisms can support nature’s solutions to environmental degradation.
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Cargo and Tanker Ships Powered by Wind
The “Cutty Sark” may come back, faster, bigger, and steadier.
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Desalination Inspired by the Ocean and Powered by the Sun
Poor coastal communities facing water scarcity can finally get low-cost potable water.
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Headway in Curbing Packaging Waste
Reversing the growth of packaging, especially plastic packaging, will challenge our lifestyle.
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Oceans Are a Great Source of Food for the Planet
Our Channel fisheries are thriving and provide us with abundant seafood.
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Meeting Our Housing Crisis
Using local talent, simplifying regulations, and innovating will minimize disruption and yield results.
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Reducing the Strain on the Power Grid
Two-way charging of car batteries can save utilities and customers money.
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Big Carbon Emitters Can No Longer Avoid Accountability
The worst climate offenders are starting to be held liable in legal proceedings.
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Changing Transportation and Housing Patterns
Biking, small businesses, and social housing are preserving the charm of Paris.