Recent Articles
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Why Ambitious Tree Planting Projects Usually Fail
Many projects are ill-conceived and poorly managed and often don't grow any forests at all
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Has the Era of ‘Peak Oil’ Arrived?
Facing new setbacks and more electric vehicles, big oil companies may have reached their peak
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Net-Zero Emissions: Winning Strategy or Destined for Failure?
Some scientists argue that this defining approach to international climate efforts simply perpetuates the status quo
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E-Waste: Taming a Global Problem
We know the wrong way to deal with it. But what should we do instead?
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Urban Heat: Can White Roofs Help Cool World’s Warming Cities?
New research indicates that making surfaces more light-reflecting can have a significant impact on lowering extreme temperatures in rural areas as well as cities
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Why Is Wood Burning Counted as Green Energy?
A loophole in carbon-accounting rules is spurring a boom in burning wood pellets in European power plants
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Thirty Years After the Montreal Pact, Solving the Ozone Problem Remains Elusive
The ozone hole over Antarctica remains nearly as large as it was when the Montreal Protocol was signed in 1987