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The all-electric Chevrolet Blazer EV PPV combines police-specific engineering with the power and capabilities of electric vehicles. Photo: General Motors

Are Police, Fire or EMS Using Electric Vehicles?

Volkswagen and Toyota aren't the only automakers trying to game the system to their advantage by falsifying data and other means. Credit: Roddy Scheer

Why Do Car Companies Cheat on Emissions Tests?

Rewilding is an effort to bring back nature by letting ecosystems fix themselves, mostly by putting native animals and plants back where they belong and cutting back on human interference. Credit: Pexels.com.

What is “Rewilding” All About and Has it Helped?

Understanding the challenges penguins face and the efforts being made to protect them is crucial to ensuring their survival. Credit: Pexels.com

How Are the World’s Penguin Species Faring Now?

Studies suggest air pollution is associated with cognitive decline, memory problems and short-term cognitive performance. Photo: Pexels.com

Does Exposure to Air Pollution Cause “Brain Fog”?

If Humans Ruin or Outgrow Earth, are there Other Planets we...

The two Vice Presidential candidates (Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence) could hardly be father apart on their respective stances on conservation, environment, energy and what to do about climate change. Photo: Joel Rivlin, Gage Skidmore

Where Do Vice President Candidates Stand on Environment?

The non-profit Black Rock Solar helped Rainshadow Community Charter High School in Reno, Nevada install a 31 kilowatt photovoltaic array in 2010.

Solar Schools: Opportunities Abound to Help Schools Go Solar

The EU, US, China, India, Korea, Russia and Japan have all contributed to the ITER fusion reactor currently under construction in southern France.

What is Fusion Energy and Why are Environmentalists So Bullish on...

Jeremy Bailenson speaks at TED Talks Live about his labâ€™s efforts to use virtual reality to help everyday people learn about environmental challenges. Ryan Lash/TED, FlickrCC

Can Virtual Reality (VR) Help Save the Reality that we Presently...

Coal is still big business in the U.S. and beyond, and it isnâ€™t going away overnight. But how long it can stick around as a viable contender for Americansâ€™ energy dollars as natural gas and renewables ascend is anybodyâ€™s guess. Photo: Rennett Stowe, FlickrCC.

Are We Really Heading For a Coal-Free Power Future in the...

Global warming could claim polar bears as a casualty within a century and has already forced the Golden Toad, Bramble Cay Melomy and other wildlife species into extinction.

Has Global Warming Caused Any Wildlife Species to Become Extinct Already?

Dave Matthews' Bama Green Project attempts to educate fans around the world about steps toward sustainability, while his band travels in a biodiesel bus and eats locally to reduce its environmental impact. Photo: Marina Coelho, FlickrCC.

Who in the Music Industry is Trying to Reduce their Environmental...

The Northern Rockhopper is one of five penguin species classified as “Endangered” by IUCN. Credit: Jan Veenstra, FlickrCC.

How are the World’s Penguins Faring in this Day and Age...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey has transitioned its remaining circus elephants to a Florida-based facility focused on conservation, care and research. Photo: Arthur T. LaBar, FlickrCC

Did Ringling Brothers Stop Using Elephants?

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