Berlin-based artist Ralf Schmerberg has constructed an awe-inspiring igloo made almost entirely of old refrigerators in the center of Hamburg, Germany. What appears as a Dada-esque construction filled with absurd little vignettes is actually a statement on the insane amount energy we consume —...

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The the United States once again failed to pass cap-and-trade legislation. But while politicians stumble to reach a consensus, researchers are pushing forward with new, if unusual, solutions. From algae farms to wave energy, here are a dozen ecofriendly but odd ways to create clean energy.

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We already have plastics made from corn and sugar. Now, scientists have created a Styrofoam-like material using mostly milk proteins and clay.

Ultra-light and largely biodegradable, the plastic might some day become a green alternative to petroleum-derived foam packaging blocks, among...

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Vermont Yankee spokesman Larry Smith says an access plug that had been welded over was leaking inside the plant. He says the repairs are expected to take 24 hours and that then the plant will be restarted.

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The Navajos, who operate a semi-autonomous nation covering 27,000 square miles in Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, have long depended on coal as an economic mainstay for jobs and electricity. But dwindling coal deposits have many rethinking the role of coal in the Navajo Nation. As...

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