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This company invented a better soda can. Why isn’t anybody buying?
The "evercan" uses more recycled aluminum than most cans on the market right now -- but Big Beverage isn't on board yet.
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Sorry, but your shrimp platter didn’t come from the Gulf
More than a third of shrimp in the U.S. are mislabeled. Guess you can feel extra bad about those Endless Shrimp this year.
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![Mary Burke and Scott Walker.]()
![Mary Burke and Scott Walker.]()
Here’s the green, bike-loving candidate who could beat Scott Walker in Wisconsin
Democrat Mary Burke, a former exec at Trek Bicycle, has a good shot at beating right-wing Walker and becoming the state's next governor.
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![A flounder swimming just like a normal fish would swim.]()
This fishy crime landed a man in prison
When you get tangled up with illegal fishing, sometimes you get caught.
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![A very sad balloon.]()
California’s carbon market is leaking
Recent changes to the rules of California's carbon market threaten to allow substantial "leakage," which would merely shuffle emissions, not eliminate them. This is a Bad Thing.
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Millennials, Monsanto wants to be your hipster friend
Monsanto's "Director of Millennial Engagement" studied a handlebar-mustached salesman to learn all about you.
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Watch Jon Stewart’s hilarious takedown of a Koch ad
Meet the next generation of robber barons, the Koch brothers.
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Yes, candy is evil, but denying yourself on Halloween will only make you healthy and boring
A Gristory of candy love and hate.
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Is carving jack-o-lanterns wasteful?
A reader is scared about the wasteful side of Halloween. Umbra carves out an answer.
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![A model wearing a mask presents a creation at the QIAODAN Yin Peng Sports Wear Collection show during China Fashion Week in Beijing, October 28, 2014.]()
![A model wearing a mask presents a creation at the QIAODAN Yin Peng Sports Wear Collection show during China Fashion Week in Beijing, October 28, 2014.]()
China’s latest fashion craze: Smog masks
Air pollution in China is a national problem -- but that's not stopping the fashion industry from glammin' up the protective gear!
