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<p>Shrug off the effects of climate change with a nice ice cream cone, served by a vehicle that's doing its part to mitigate future effects of climate change.</p>

Nissan's zero-emissions ice cream truck gets rid of the ICE

Its dedication to eco-friendliness goes beyond the lack of an internal combustion engine.

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<p>This plant-based material could one day usurp styrofoam.</p>

Bye bye Styrofoam? New plant-based material vows to kick insulation butt

This environmentally friendly insulator is mainly derived from wood pulp.

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<p>An image of the mangrove forest in Cispatá Bay, Columbia.&nbsp;</p>

Apple promotes mangrove conservation efforts on Earth Day

The company's support comes in response to illegal farming, fishing and logging activities that threaten the forest's viability.

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<p>The Porsche Impact program is run by Swiss carbon-offset company South Pole.</p>

Cleaner sports cars? Porsche brings carbon-offset program to the US

Announced on Earth Day, Porsche Impact funds programs to counter cars' environmental damage.

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Earth Day 2019: Go greener with these cool eco-friendly products

Make Earth Day an everyday event with reusable sandwich bags, solar-powered gadgets and shoes made from water bottles.

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Presidential candidate Andrew Yang talks geo-engineering, asteroid detection, space force and more!

We interviewed Andrew Yang, a Democratic candidate for president of the United States who has made an answer to automation one of the central issues of his campaign. The tech-minded candidate shares his thoughts on drones, geo-engineering, asteroid detection, space force and more!

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<p>Amazon revealed its environmental goals on Monday.</p>

Amazon wants to reduce shipping's harm to environment

The company plans to cut its shipments' carbon footprint in half by 2030.

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The ORA R1 is one of the most affordable electric cars we've seen

The ORA R1 made by Great Wall Motor Co. starts at less than $9,000 thanks to subsidies from the Chinese government.

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The world's first crypto city

Akon, the Grammy-nominated singer, has a vision for a futuristic city in Senegal with an economy based on his own cryptocurrency: Akoin.

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Tesla teases Gigafactory 1, aiming for largest rooftop solar array in the world

Tesla posted a picture of the Gigafactory on Twitter.

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<p>KIEV, UKRAINE - 2018/08/06: The Facebook logo seen displayed on a smart phone. According to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the company is on the fifth place at the market value in the world - $ 509.2 billion. (Photo by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)</p>

Facebook vows to use 100% renewable energy by the end of 2020

The social media giant is looking to go (even more) green.

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<p>The General Store on Tyalgum's main street.&nbsp;</p>

The Australian town ditching the power companies and going off-grid

Australia may be wedded to coal, but one town in the country's east wants to carve out its own future, no fossil fuels in sight.

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