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Anthropocene Magazine @anthropocenemag.bsky.social · 21h

When you charge your electric car matters—for both your wallet and the climate.

The cleanest charging times don’t always align with the lowest prices. Dynamic carbon pricing and smart meters could change that, making climate-friendly driving pay off.
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When you charge your electric car matters—for both your wallet and the climate

The cleanest charging times don’t always align with the lowest prices. Dynamic carbon pricing and smart meters could change that, making climate-friendly driving pay off.

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Anthropocene Magazine @anthropocenemag.bsky.social · 5d

Researchers compare the footprint of meat vs. plant-based dog foods. The differences were staggering..

Global pet food emissions rival those of a small country.
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Researchers compare the footprint of meat vs. plant-based dog foods. The differences were staggering.

Global pet food emissions rival those of a small country. A new UK study reveals that switching dogs to plant-based foods could slash emissions tenfold—without sacrificing nutrition.

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Anthropocene Magazine @anthropocenemag.bsky.social · 5d

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Tea compounds can revive dead batteries.

A new study shows that natural tea compounds help heal lithium-ion battery materials, paving the way for sustainable, low-cost battery reuse.
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Tea compounds can revive dead batteries

A new study shows that natural tea compounds help heal lithium-ion battery materials, paving the way for sustainable, low-cost battery reuse.

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Anthropocene Magazine @anthropocenemag.bsky.social · 6d

Underdogs no more. Small rodents emerge as the power-house of prairie ecosystems.

New research reveals that prairie dogs boost grassland soil and vegetation health even more than bison—making them key players in prairie restoration.
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Underdogs no more. Small rodents emerge as the power-house of prairie ecosystems

New research reveals that prairie dogs boost grassland soil and vegetation health even more than bison—making them key players in prairie restoration.

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Anthropocene Magazine @anthropocenemag.bsky.social · 7d

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Anthropocene Magazine @anthropocenemag.bsky.social · 7d

What's the most sustainable drinking straw? Scientists say one surprising option beats the rest..
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What's the most sustainable drinking straw? Scientists say one surprising option beats the rest.

They found that a straw ultimately derived from fossil fuels is the most sustainable choice—highlighting the complex environmental tradeoffs involved in even this humble, everyday object

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Anthropocene Magazine @anthropocenemag.bsky.social · 8d

Greener Steel Through Chemistry.

In a lab outside Boulder Colorado, engineers are reinventing one of the dirtiest industrial processes on Earth—by swapping fire for modern alchemy.
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Greener Steel Through Chemistry

In a lab outside Boulder Colorado, engineers are reinventing one of the dirtiest industrial processes on Earth—by swapping fire for modern alchemy.

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Anthropocene Magazine @anthropocenemag.bsky.social · 9d

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Anthropocene Magazine @anthropocenemag.bsky.social · 12d

Are vertical farms really the answer? A new study reveals their surprisingly large footprint.

Most striking was the doubly high land-use of vertical farms compared to conventional ones, which came down to a little-known ingredient.
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Are vertical farms really the answer? A new study reveals their surprisingly large footprint

Most striking was the doubly high land-use of vertical farms compared to conventional ones, which came down to a little-known ingredient.

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Anthropocene Magazine @anthropocenemag.bsky.social · 13d

Cardboard and soil: the next thing in sustainable construction?.

Compacted soil in cardboard cylinders is a low-tech building material that is strong enough for low-rise structures with a quarter of concrete’s carbon footprint
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Cardboard and soil: the next thing in sustainable construction?

Compacted soil in cardboard cylinders is a low-tech building material that is strong enough for low-rise structures with a quarter of concrete’s carbon footprint

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Anthropocene Magazine @anthropocenemag.bsky.social · 14d

How local villagers practice conservation for a fraction of the cost of outside efforts.

Guarding lakes and forests from poachers, local communities in Brazil deliver massive conservation benefits—at less than $1 per hectare.
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How local villagers practice conservation for a fraction of the cost of outside efforts

Guarding lakes and forests from poachers, local communities in Brazil deliver massive conservation benefits—at less than $1 per hectare.

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Anthropocene Magazine @anthropocenemag.bsky.social · 14d

Scientists get tantalizingly close to creating the flavor and texture of cheese—with peas..

Food researchers have struggled to make a plant-based, climate friendly cheese that resembles the real thing.
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Scientists get tantalizingly close to creating the flavor and texture of cheese—with peas.

Food researchers have struggled to make a plant-based, climate friendly cheese that resembles the real thing. So this team decided to take a different approach, and try a plant-dairy hybrid.

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Anthropocene Magazine @anthropocenemag.bsky.social · 14d

Electric vehicles don't just cut tailpipe emissions, they drive infrastructure change.
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Electric vehicles don't just cut tailpipe emissions, they drive infrastructure change

New study shows that as more people switch to EVs, it spurs investment in renewable energy—making the grid greener across a wide range of scenarios, regardless of policy shifts.

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Anthropocene Magazine @anthropocenemag.bsky.social · 16d

Who could replace US climate financing?.

Decarbonization is a long game with a shifting line-up of players—and funds
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Who could replace US climate financing?

Decarbonization is a long game with a shifting line-up of players—and funds

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Anthropocene Magazine @anthropocenemag.bsky.social · 18d

Clearly cool: A transparent paper-based material could replace single-use plastics.

The millimeter-thick paperboard behaves just like plastic; it's strong, transparent, shapeable—and can hold boiling water.
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Clearly cool: A transparent paper-based material could replace single-use plastics

The millimeter-thick paperboard behaves just like plastic; it's strong, transparent, shapeable—and can hold boiling water. But it degrades within a year on the ocean floor.

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Anthropocene Magazine @anthropocenemag.bsky.social · 18d

Conventional wisdom says more forests means less crops. What if that’s not always true? .

In a new case study in Rajasthan India, researchers showed that afforestation was linked to a 24% surge in crop production.
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Conventional wisdom says more forests means less crops. What if that’s not always true?

In a new case study in Rajasthan India, researchers showed that afforestation was linked to a 24% surge in crop production.

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Anthropocene Magazine @anthropocenemag.bsky.social · 19d

Teenage fish on drugs take more risks, too..

New study offers some of the most compelling real-world evidence yet that pharmaceutical pollution is messing with wildlife behavior and habitat.
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Teenage fish on drugs take more risks, too.

New study offers some of the most compelling real-world evidence yet that pharmaceutical pollution is messing with wildlife behavior and habitat.

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Anthropocene Magazine @anthropocenemag.bsky.social · 19d

Chemists turn plastic waste into carbon capture material.
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Chemists turn plastic waste into carbon capture material

Researchers have developed a new chemical process that transforms discarded PET bottles into an efficient, durable carbon-capture sorbent—tackling both plastic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions at once.

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Anthropocene Magazine @anthropocenemag.bsky.social · 21d

Can a vaccine help ward off extinction?.

Researchers spent a decade developing a chlamydia vaccine for wild koalas. Now, the first doses are ready—and the race to protect the species is on.
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Can a vaccine help ward off extinction?

Researchers spent a decade developing a chlamydia vaccine for wild koalas. Now, the first doses are ready—and the race to protect the species is on.

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