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When will the vague “natural” food label die?
All-natural Cheetos? Natural butter flavor granules? The natural food label is pretty much meaningless.
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Now Elon Musk wants to revolutionize solar panel production
SolarCity, the leading residential panel installer, is buying a solar manufacturer and planning to build a huge panel factory in New York.
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Facing serious climate impacts, some Muslims put their faith in going green
Few regions on Earth have experienced climate change to the same degree as the Islamic world.
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The Canadian pipeline (almost) everyone hates gets a go-ahead
Canada's prime minister has approved a pipeline from the tar sands to the Pacific. Residents and First Nations in the way are unlikely to go along quietly.
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Berkeley could mandate climate warnings on gas pumps
If the city council OKs the plan, Berkeley motorists would be confronted with a "CO2 Alert" every time they fill up their tanks.
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Obama to create largest marine protected area ever, because bigger is better
The U.S. is proposing to double the area of protected ocean with the expansion of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.
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Hillary Clinton won’t discuss Keystone XL
Clinton is promoting her new book "Hard Choices," but she's dodging a choice on the controversial pipeline.
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This is how much America spends putting out wildfires
As the West burns, the way the feds fight wildfires doesn't jibe with the reality of climate change.
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GMO giants’ pesticide use threatens rare Hawaiian species
The wildlife, plants, and coral reefs of Kauai, many already endangered, are under further risk because of heavy spraying on GMO test fields.
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The Kochs are cooking up a new dirty-energy political scheme
The brothers and their allies are gearing up to spend $290 million on this year's elections, including money for a new energy initiative.