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The brightest bulb: Rising energy star scores seat with FLOTUS at State of the Union
Tyrone Davis sat with Michelle Obama during the State of the Union address. His specialty: Helping businesses save energy, and helping the climate at the same time.
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Your shiny makeup is brought to you by child laborers
If you spot mica in your makeup ingredient list, you might be complicit in some pretty gross labor practices.
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The next iPhone’s screen could be a see-through solar panel
There are greener ways of communicating, but you can't play Candy Crush with a carrier pigeon.
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Free trade deal on solar and wind could hurt the environment
World leaders in Davos aim to lift tariffs on solar panels, wind turbines, and other environmental goods. Here's why that could hurt the environment.
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All food politics is local: What’s next for the sustainable food movement?
Local and regional food systems are where the action is going to be. What's working where and who's making it work?
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Man of the cloth: Zace the Great grows organic, heirloom veggies — and blue jeans
On a farm in the hills of Ohio, 36-year-old Zachary Myers has built a cottage industry on vintage denim.
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London’s new solar bridge is the largest in the world
It will provide half the energy to central London's Blackfriars train station.
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U.N. warns us to eat less meat and lay off biofuels, or we’re in for it
If we don't mend our ways, wild areas nearly as big as Brazil will turn into farmland by 2050. A new U.N. report lays out a plan for avoiding that.
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Freedom Industries kept West Virginia spill details secret
When that West Virginia tank busted open earlier this month, a second toxic chemical spilled into the Elk River. The company knew -- but didn't bother telling officials.
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Ask Umbra: What do I do about my treacherous sidewalks this winter?
A reader says he's afraid someone will slip and end up hurt. Umbra offers a little ice-breaker.
