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<p>Al Gore, promoting his new movie about dealing with climate change, jokingly prays Donald Trump will be voted out of office in 2020.</p>

Trump? Whatever. Al Gore says we'll cope with climate change

Plugging his new movie, "An Inconvenient Sequel," the former vice president says technology and politics can overcome the president's stance.

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<p>Computer boards awaiting to be dismantled as recyclable waste at the Electronic Recyclers International plant in Holliston, Massachusetts. </p>

Apple vows to end mining and use only recycled materials

The company cites concern for the planet's future as the chief motivation for the shift.

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BMW to add 100-ish EV charging stations to national parks

I'm sure there's a good joke about hippies to throw in here somewhere.

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<p>Amazon is installing solar panels on 15 warehouses in 2017.</p>

​Amazon turns warehouse roofs into solar power stations

Fifteen warehouses with solar panels will crank out 41 megawatts of power -- and mean you won't have to pay as much for Amazon services.

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How to buy the best electric car

There's a lot to consider before buying your first electric car. Let's look at your choices.

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Tomatoes grown in Australian desert from sunshine and seawater

Using salt water and sunlight, Sundrop Farms is able to produce 15 million kilograms (33 million pounds) of tomatoes a year from the Australian desert.

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Nikola Motor Company's electric truck just became a lot harder to sell

The startup has abruptly changed course with its battery-electric truck, opting for a hydrogen fuel-cell power train, instead. Hmm.

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<p>This obviously isn't what it looks like on the molecular level, but it gives you a good idea of how everything's arranged within the modified COF.</p>

This new battery innovation could speed EV charging, extend range

Researchers at Northwestern University believe they've constructed a material that encompasses the best of both batteries and supercapacitors.

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<p>Dony Energy's Walney Offshore wind farm off Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.</p>

World's largest offshore wind farm given green energy green light

The UK government has signed off on Hornsea Project Two, which will cover an area of the North Sea twice the size of Liverpool.

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<p>UNSW's Mark Keevers with one of the devices.</p>

Australia sets world record for solar cell efficiency

Researchers at the University of NSW have created a device that increases the amount of energy that can be harvested from sunlight.

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New Zealand buses to be overhauled with greener electric engines

Tesla co-founder Ian Wright's company, Wrightspeed, has already retrofitted garbage trucks and FedEx vans in the US with electric engines. Now, it's working with New Zealand's NZ Bus.

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<p>PET plastics being recycled.</p>

Newly discovered bacteria eats and digests PET plastic

Japanese scientists have discovered a type of bacteria that eats the plastic commonly found in water and soda bottles.

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