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Boycotting the Koch brothers? Better get a new brand of toilet paper
You might be contributing to the Kochs' mountain of money without even knowing it.
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Why is Walmart making us fat?
A new paper suggests that big box supercenters, higher cigarette prices, and fewer blue-collar jobs all contribute to obesity.
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Senate approves Keystone — and here’s why that doesn’t matter
The Senate has wasted the entire month of January debating a bill that Obama is going to veto.
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Hoffice sounds like a cult — and I want to join it
In the morning, a laptop brigade streams into your home, and then things start to take a turn for the bizarre.
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We are very confused about Jared Leto’s (very sick) SUV
Leto's Ford Bronco gets approximately 12 miles to the gallon, about the same as a Hummer H2.
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Bill Nye’s ballsy Super Bowl video tackles Deflategate, climate change
Bill Nye is weighing in on Deflategate again, but this time he has a few props and a message to share about something far more important.
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Air pollution actually messes with your genes
Sometimes you just have to put people in a smog chamber and dose them with diesel. For science.
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Is video streaming greener than DVDs?
A reader frets that her home entertainment habits may be rubbing the climate the wrong way. Umbra scratches below the surface.
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Now is the time to invest in solar, because people are stupid
Many investors seem to think that because oil prices are low, solar is in trouble. They're deeply confused about energy markets.
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Felons, addicts, immigrants: This bakery will hire anyone
A socially conscious Yonkers bakery founded by a Buddhist teacher pioneers a novel "see no evil" approach to human resources -- and it works.