How to Recycle Christmas String Lights
The holidays are a time for joy but also generate lots of waste. String lights…
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Spain’s MetroCHARGE Powers EVs With Energy Recovered From Barcelona Subway Train Brakes
In Barcelona, energy from train brakes that could otherwise be wasted is now being harvested to charge electric vehicles. As part of Spain’s MetroCHARGE project, 16 subway stations in Barcelona use brake energy recuperators to redirect energy from the train brakes to EV charging stations on the streets, The Associated Press reported. Regenerative braking is […]
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10 Green Living New Year’s Resolutions
The average person generates 4.9 pounds of waste each day, with more than 146 million…
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South Florida’s Beachfront Buildings Sinking Faster Than Expected, Research Finds
A team of scientists in Germany and the United States has found that many tall, heavy buildings along South Florida’s coast are sinking into the earth much faster than expected. The researchers compared several years of satellite images to glean more information about continuing subsidence — where the altitude of a piece of land becomes […]
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Right Whales Can Live 130 Years or Longer, Research Finds
Scientists have estimated that bowhead whales — the longest-living whale species — can live more than 200 years. It was once thought that the bowhead’s cousin, the right whale, had an average lifespan of about 70 to 80 years, but new research has revised that estimate to more than 130 years — nearly twice as […]
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