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California utilities say, “No batteries for you!”
California utilities are refusing to allow customers to install battery-equipped photovoltaic systems. They say it's to cut back on fraud, but customers and analysts suspect otherwise.
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This ad for a sporty vehicle is not what you think
It's shilling for a much, much better product.
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U.S. government is buying up $300-million sugar glut
The government has over-promoted sugar production. So now it's buying up useless harvests and selling them at losses to biofuel makers.
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How to divest from fossil fuels, no matter the size of your piggy bank
Your college isn’t divesting, and your employer won’t offer fossil-free 401(k)s. Can you clean the oil slick off your retirement anyway? Sort of.
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A mystery illness is turning starfish to goo
It’s probably due to overpopulation, but nobody really knows what the hell is going on.
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This film about “fast fashion” will change the way you look at clothes
Clothing companies think by outsourcing manufacturing, they've also outsourced responsibility. They're wrong.
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Ford created a car that can park itself
Though we're obligated to note that you've never had to park your own subway or bus.
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This video will get you off factory-farmed meat, or depress you, or both
This ain't your typical in-your-face animal rights video. It's more like an eerie, futuristic sci-fi film.
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Salmonella breaks out around U.S. as feds stay home
As more than 100 people have been sickened by antibiotic-proof salmonella, 30 federal food-safety workers are ordered back on the job.
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Moment of roof: Urban farming entrepreneur explains how he got on top
Mohamed Hage is breaking ground in urban ag, feeding cities from a high-tech hydroponic greenhouses on rooftops in Montreal.
