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1. Al Gore’s new TED talk is an exciting, packed 24 minutes of info and inspiration.
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2. Embedded in an article on the role of beef in world health, here is an 11 minute TED Talk from Stanford nutritionist Christopher Gardner on getting protein in a plant-based diet (specifically, the Planetary Health Diet).
<a class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA1b1e9ed2-c09e-b130-a82c-8db49099f93f" href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/07/07/beef-is-the-highest-carbon-food/">
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/07/07/beef-is-the-highest-carbon-food/</a></div>
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3. As solar cells and batteries have become more efficient, so has the process of recycling them. The Solar Energy Industries Association has released the first plan for a circular energy economy with provisions for full energy supply with reduced further input
of materials from mining and, increasingly, no waste to landfills. Reduced costs through efficiency gains are expected to continue. <a class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA1f136bc4-7430-5546-3f76-5c2d49a43749" href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/07/17/as-solar-storage-dominate-new-grid-additions-industry-releases-first-of-its-kind-roadmap-for-achieving-a-circular-economy/">https://cleantechnica.com/2025/07/17/as-solar-storage-dominate-new-grid-additions-industry-releases-first-of-its-kind-roadmap-for-achieving-a-circular-economy/</a>
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The methane and oil industries are becoming buggy whip companies, so far as energy is concerned. Nuclear energy and coal are already succumbing. We know how to produce clean steel and concrete. Clean replacements for plastics beyond petroleum is the major remaining
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