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Mad Props, Yo
California approves measure to block citizen lawsuits against businesses By a significant margin, California voters on Tuesday approved Proposition 64, which curtails the right of private citizens and public-interest groups […]
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Thank Your Lucky Starbucks
Starbucks chief pushes for fair-trade, eco-friendly coffee Starbucks has served as a convenient target for the anti-globalization crowd, especially given that you can’t throw a brick in some neighborhoods without […]
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Dole-ing Out Favors
A lobbying success story, from the maker of atrazine The manufacturer of atrazine, an herbicide connected by studies to frog deformities and increased risk of prostate cancer in humans, spent […]
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A green financial expert dishes up election-related investment tips
Matt Patsky knows his green. As the election looms, green-investing guru Matt Patsky has joined the political fray, making the radio talk show rounds to tell investors and voters why […]
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The Price Is Finally Right
High oil prices raise interest in renewables, and this time it may stick Whenever the price of oil spikes, interest in renewable energy spikes along with it — but despite […]
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It’s All About the Benjamins
Neglect of clean energy hurts economy as well as environment The lack of aggressive clean-energy policies at the federal level is taking its toll on the U.S. economy. As recently […]
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Tennessee Faults
Conservationists use market to save Cumberland Plateau hardwood forests The 19.4 million acres that comprise the Cumberland Plateau and surrounding mountains in the southeastern U.S. contain more threatened and endangered […]
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That’s the Story of the Hurricane
Global warming could intensify hurricanes, some climate experts say After this year’s unusually devastating hurricane season, many folks who study hurricanes were quick to reassure the public (and Congress) that […]
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An interview with Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard
Yvon Chouinard, world-class mountaineer, diehard surfer, obsessive fly fisher — oh yes, and founder and owner of Patagonia, Inc. — is as famous for his brio and gutsy outdoorsmanship as […]
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For the Price of a Starbucks Latte, You Could Save the Whales Too
Group says power plants could cut mercury by 90 percent for cheap Electric utilities could use commercially available technologies to reduce their mercury emissions by 90 percent and it would […]
