The messy, high-stakes world of private equity's fossil-fuel dilemma

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Giants like Blackstone and Carlyle are aiming to cut emissions. But states' intense ESG division complicate the backdrop — all while firms stay in fossil fuels.

New propellers with looped blades could help make the oceans quiet again, sparing both marine life and the climate

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The glut of parking spaces in the US is driving up housing costs and hurting the environment

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Parking spaces in the US take up as much land as Connecticut and Vermont combined.

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ChatGPT needs to 'drink' a water bottle's worth of fresh water for every 20 to 50 questions you ask, researchers say

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ChatGPT is estimated to consume a standard 16.9 oz bottle of water for every 20 to 50 questions and answers.

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Take a look inside Chipotle's new-look all-electric restaurants, with solar panels, EV charging, and seats made from cactus leather

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Building for the future

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It's not too late to fight back against the climate emergency by creating livable and eco-friendly cities for the future. The answer lies in modernizing and repurposing our existing buildings, and designing urban areas that adapt to people's changing needs.

The 'mammoth meatball' grown in a lab probably doesn't taste like woolly mammoth at all

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A meatball made from flesh cultivated using the DNA of an extinct woolly mammoth is presented at NEMO Science Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Affordable housing is the best way to prevent heat-related deaths, Phoenix's chief heat officer says

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10 surprising things you can recycle, from flip-flops to human hair

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  • Innovators around the world are finding creative ways to recycle things we throw away.
  • Human hair can soak up oil spills, while used coffee grounds can be made into sunglasses frames.
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