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Tesla offers a 400-mile upgrade to Roadster owners

Is this the start of a trend in which automakers make money retrofitting older cars?




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Ex-Tesla exec puts his energy into electric buses

Proterra's new Catalyst is a lightweight, energy-efficient marvel with six times the efficiency of diesel.




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Porsche's mystery plug-in could be a Tesla-killer

The rumor mill says an all-electric shortened Panamera could grace the show stage in Frankfurt, with 250 to 300 miles of range.




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An electric car faster than Tesla?

Even under poor conditions, Venturi's 240 mph shakes things up at the Bonneville Salt Flats.




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Everyone is going after Tesla now

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Elon Musk is likely blushing.




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Tesla unveils the self-driving Model S

A $2,500 download gets you a car that steers, brakes, accelerates and changes lanes.




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Why NextEV is taking on Tesla

Tesla is a tempting target, and NextEV has deep pockets.




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Rimac's electric really isn't a Tesla-killer

Rimac's Concept One is a $936,000 supercar made in Croatia, and only 8 will be built.




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The Tesla Model 3 rolls out in California

The deal with the Tesla Model 3: 215 miles of range, zero to 60 under 6 seconds, $35,000 — but read the fine print.




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Which is cooler? Tesla Model 3 vs. Chevrolet Bolt

Millennials and lower-income consumers are in a buying mood. They think that brand matters, and Tesla is the ultimate brand.




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Communal living slashes energy use at super-efficient Portland building

University of Cincinnati students score big in the 2015 perFORM Building Design Competition.



  • Remodeling & Design

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How Finn the yellow lab helped save an island of penguins

Finn the conservation dog was trained to sniff out pesky rabbits, and in the process he protect native plants and threatened Humboldt penguins.




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Poultry producers plan less stressful slaughters

Companies looking to be more humane are trying out a gassing method instead of electric shock.




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Ed Begley elated about the new Toyota/Tesla electric RAV4

MNN exclusive: He's driven an electric RAV4 (powered by the sun) for more than eight years. Now, the actor-activist comes to MNN to talk about its new iteration




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CBS slapped with 'greenwashing' complaint

Network's "EcoAd" campaign misleads consumers, say four environmental organizations.



  • Arts & Culture

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This remote Scottish island desperately needs a nurse

Fair Isle, with a population of 60, is looking for someone with a sense of adventure — and a nursing certificate.



  • Arts & Culture

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Boyan Slat's Ocean Cleanup Project to launch in 2016

The project will utilize a 2,000-meter barrier, making it the largest floating structure ever deployed in the ocean.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Will 2011 be the year for climate legislation?

A recent interview with President Obama reveals he hasn't given up of the climate issue.




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Richard Branson's Necker Island to install solar, wind

Transition to clean energy meant to provide a proof of concept to other island nations in the Caribbean.



  • Arts & Culture

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White shark nursery confirmed near Long Island

Researchers tagging juvenile sharks have confirmed where these youngsters spend the first year of their lives.




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Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier influenced by La Nina

Typically thought of as a tropical climate pattern, the influence of La Niña spreads as far as Antarctica.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Mitt Romney slams the Chevy Volt

Republican presidential hopeful says the plug-in hybrid is an 'idea whose time has not come.'




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Starman's Tesla completes orbit around the sun

Elon Musk's cherry red Tesla Roadster, which was shot into space aboard the Falcon Heavy rocket, is currently on cruise control at a leisurely 34,000 mph.




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Help a Sustainable TreeHouse grow on Governors Island

Designer Benjamin Jones wants to erect the Sustainable TreeHouse, an eco-friendly 'interactive playground' on New York City's Governors Island. But he needs you



  • Remodeling & Design

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Fantasy island: Lake Superior's eco artist residency

A young New Yorker buys, via Craigslist, an uninhabited 91-acre island in Lake Superior with plans to create a small, sustainable artist residency while keeping



  • Arts & Culture

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How one man built an island of plastic bottles

British artist Richart Sowa has taken more than 100,000 plastic bottles and built an eco-friendly Mexican getaway powered by energy from the waves and the sun.




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How one man's mission to save an island created an inspiring retreat for artists

Rabbit Island residency programs encourage artists to incorporate conservation, ecology and sustainability into their work.



  • Arts & Culture

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Destination of the Week: Little St. Simons Island, Ga.

Check out this low-key spot for a rustic, Deep South experience.




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Destination of the week: Mackinac Island, Mich.

If your preferred mode of transportation is by horse or bike, this is the place for you.




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Destination of the week: Catalina Island, Calif.

Although only 22 miles away from L.A., Catalina is a completely different world.




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Destination of the week: Jekyll Island, Ga.

Conservation plays a big part in the development of this laid-back island, where golfing, seafood and bird watching are top-notch.




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Destination of the week: Prince Edward Island, Canada

Prince Edward Island is Canada's smallest province in terms of area, but it is one of the country's most prominent in terms of tourism and the environment. Many




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Destination of the week: Penang Island, Malaysia

Malaysia's Penang Island is one of the most unique places to travel in Southeast Asia. As a beach destination, it pales in comparison to the region's best stret




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Jeju Island, South Korea: Destination of the week

Jeju Island is not on many Western tourists' radar. This speck of land off the southern coast of South Korea is hugely popular amongst domestic tourists and is




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Don't let Sardinia's glamor hide this island's natural beauty

Sardinia's true magic, especially from a nature-lover’s perspective, is its interior and its less-accessible sections of coastline.




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Hawaii-sized recycled island to be built from ocean garbage patch

Material from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to be collected, melted down and rebuilt into a floating paradise for green tourism.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Islands of plastic give bugs a new place to breed in open ocean

The great Pacific garage patch is giving sea striders a place to breed out on the open ocean, changing the natural environment there, new research suggests.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Plastic junk may turn island into Superfund site

Tern Island is so besieged by garbage it may become the first U.S. hazardous-waste site whose main problem is plastic.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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114,000 pounds of trash found at uninhabited islands

Divers scoured remote Pacific atolls to collect the garbage, some of which had entangled sea turtles.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Danish island embraces trash-free lifestyle

By 2032, everything will on the Danish island of Bornholm will be recycled, repaired or reused.




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Cheap gas translates into dumb car-buying decisions

Going for the guzzlers when oil prices are cyclical simply isn't smart.




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U.S. seafood is widely mislabeled, report finds

Seafood fraud remains rampant in the U.S., according to a new investigation by Oceana, with one in five samples mislabeled.




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Tesla wins 'Chu prize' of $465 million

Despite lawsuits, the DOE awards the all-electric auto manufacturer its first big government loan.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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White raven sightings keep Vancouver Island mystery alive

White ravens are spotted occasionally on Vancouver Island, but they don't seem to stay for long.




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Should residents of Hurricane Highway islands keep rebuilding?

Hurricanes keep coming through, destroying homes and beaches, yet tenacious residents keep on rebuilding. While this endless process of destruction and construc



  • Climate & Weather

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As Jamaican islands face threat, photographer snaps into action

Will one conservation photographer's images be enough to save an important protected area from development?




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Meet Boyan Slat, the garbage patch kid

The 20-year-old wunderkind's impossible dream of cleaning up ocean plastic is becoming a reality.




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Student entrepreneurs help heat Rhode Island homes

Cassandra Lin and her classmates provided enough biodiesel to heat 210 homes in Westerly, Rhode Island.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Rhode Island teen honored for biodiesel project

Fifteen-year-old Cassandra Lin is changing her community, her state, and her world, one pot of grease at a time.




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Tesla's new Powerwall battery could be world-changing

Build enough Powerwall batteries and you can run the world on renewable resources.