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Ranked: The 12 best ways to get cars out of cities

Business Green

Despite the (slow) migration to electric-powered cars, consumer trends are making driving even more wasteful and unequal. A recent analysis found the emissions saved from electric cars have been more than cancelled out by the increase in gas-guzzling Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs). Reducing car use in cities.

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In defense of darkness

Grist

By midnight, he settles into the telescope’s top floor control center, alone in a pool of light from two huge computer monitors. meter telescope at work. million birds between 2010 and 2016. “It’s a marathon, not a sprint,” said Young. The McDonald Observatory’s 0.9 In the background, the Harlan J.