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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. But even light from private homes and cars miles away can mar the darkness. meter telescope at work. million birds between 2010 and 2016. Tristan Ahtone. The McDonald Observatory’s 0.9