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There’s Gross Alternative Fuel Just Hanging Out In The Sewers
Everybody knows about using oil as a fuel source, but London is putting a new spin on the concept. Soon, the city will be mining its own sewers to bring up glorious globs of old cooking grease and melting them down into fuel. Delicious.
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Japan Mulls Nixing Nukes In Favour Of Farming Wind
Japan has quite had its fill of nuclear power, thank you very much. As the country rebuilds from the devastating 2011 tsunami and subsequent Daiichi power plant disaster, it’s looking toward alternate energy sources. Good call, minna-san.
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The Greenest Street In America Is Paved With Smog-Eating Cement
Cars create a lot of pollution, but one in Chicago doesn’t just give them free passage; it also cleans up after itself. This street’s special pavement actually feeds on smog.
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How NYC’s Underground Park Will Stay Well-Lit And Alive
Winter makes you crazy because you spend so much time cooped up without fresh air or sunlight. With that in mind, some people in New York City have plans in the works for an underground park — the Lowline — to be built in an abandoned trolley station and lit through a remote skylight system.