Articles by Staff Writer Joseph Winters
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60% of Ecuadorians vote to stop drilling in Amazon rainforest
Yasuní National Park is a biodiversity hotspot and home to at least two self-isolated Indigenous tribes.
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SoCalGas said its natural gas was ‘renewable.’ Now, it’s paying penalties.
More than 95 percent of the gas the utility delivers to customers is derived from fossil fuels.
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Using ‘recycled plastic’ in construction materials may not be a great idea after all
It's unclear whether this solution helps the environment — or that infrastructure infused with used plastic is structurally sound.
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How the ‘circular economy’ went from environmentalist dream to marketing buzzword
Can plastics be circular? At a recent conference, companies' answer was a resounding yes.
