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Sign of the TIMOs
A major shift is taking place in U.S. timber ownership, and it could have significant consequences not just for the industry but also for ecosystems across the country. Traditionally, the […]
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Shaft!
The cost of closing and cleaning up old and abandoned mines around the world likely runs into the trillions of dollars, an amount that is far beyond anything mining companies […]
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Vera, Vera Good
Portland, Ore., has long had a reputation for attracting Birkenstock-wearing, bike-riding, tree-hugging residents. Now city officials hope to attract Birkenstock-wearing, bike-riding, tree-hugging companies. (Okay, yes, we know companies can’t really […]
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The Lion Sleeps Better Tonight
A new economic model that uses cost-benefit analyses to predict the fate of endangered species has been unveiled by New Zealand economist Robert Alexander and researcher Chris Fleming. The model […]
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The blue-green relationship hits the skids
The Washington, D.C., headquarters of the AFL-CIO, which represents 13 million workers in the United States, is on 16th Street just a couple of blocks north of the White House. […]
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Mr. Green Genes?
When you’ve skyrocketed into the public eye, become an overnight billionaire, and successfully mapped the human genome, what do you do next? Why, find the solution to global warming, of […]
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Cells Sell
The internal combustion engine took one small step toward obsolescence yesterday, when General Motors announced the addition of an 80,000-square-foot research facility in upstate New York that will be wholly […]
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Corn Huskers Motion
By a vote of 68 to 31, the Senate yesterday killed an attempt to remove a measure in the Democratic energy bill requiring U.S. refiners to triple their use of […]
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Umbra on corporate paper recycling
I work for a large corporation that is very wasteful with paper. I am looking for information on whom I can complain to about this so that something will happen. […]
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Ski Bums
At anywhere from $40 to $70 a pop for lift tickets, downhill skiing is one of the country’s priciest sports — yet many ski resorts pay next to nothing for […]
