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Now scientists say wearing JEANS is bad for the environment.

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Now scientists say wearing JEANS is bad for the environment.

 

Daily Mail reports, "Now scientists say wearing JEANS is bad for the environment: Study reveals wearing a pair just once is the equivalent to driving a car for 6.4 miles."

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Is it illegal to collect rainwater in your state?

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Is it illegal to collect rainwater in your state?

 

World Water Reserve recently featured an article about rainwater collection restrictions in some states.

According to the article, "You want to start collecting rainwater on your property but you've heard some rumors about the government making it illegal to do so."

Who knew?

"So, what's the truth? Is rainwater harvesting really illegal?"

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Do we really know how much electricity it takes to fast-charge an EV?

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Do we really know how much electricity it takes to fast-charge an EV?

 

Does it really require this much electricity to fast-charge an EV? Here's something to think about before going all electric.

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How 'modern-day slavery' in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery economy

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How 'modern-day slavery' in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery economy

 

 

A report through NPR, published last February, said, "'Smartphones, computers and electric vehicles may be emblems of the modern world, but, says Siddharth Kara, their rechargeable batteries are frequently powered by cobalt mined by workers laboring in slave-like conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo.'"

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Billions have been raised to restore forests, with little success

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Billions have been raised to restore forests, with little success

 

 

Phys.org reports, "Billions have been raised to restore forests, with little success" and suggests the missing ingredient. 

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