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Getting stoned in Boulder will now come with a carbon fee
Boulder County, in the weed kingdom of Colorado, plans to start charging pot producers extra to offset their carbon costs.
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This Southside Chicago neighborhood is about to become a national park
The neighborhood is a far cry from Yellowstone or Yosemite, but it is significant for other reasons.
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The “sharing” economy cozies up to subprime auto loans
Bad car loans are nothing new, but they don't move us in any direction we should be wanting to go.
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With eyes in the sky, researchers try to link fracking and illness
Scientists and ordinary citizens use satellite and aerial photography to look for clues connecting Pennsylvania fracking sites and mysterious maladies.
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New U.S.-China climate deal is a game changer
President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping have announced that they are pursuing ambitious new greenhouse gas emission reductions.
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Disruptive mayo is now a thing, and it’s spreading
A corporate giant sues a feisty startup over the right to call an egg-free product "mayo."
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At this hyper-green eatery, climate change will be the main course
Three Bay Area entrepreneurs have set out to create a restaurant where learning about the climate is positively delicious.
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Ditch Chad — this green building is your new wingman
Well, this is an odd promo video for a super-green building.
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Rich countries are still wasting billions on subsidies for fossil fuels
The G20 nations pledged to phase out fossil fuel subsidies. Instead they're now spending $88 billion a year just on exploration, not to mention all the other subsidies.
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Pollution could land your kid at the back of the class — and in prison
Recent studies show that air pollution decreases test scores and contributes to ADHD, both of which can cause big trouble later in life.
