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Palm oil: Bad for workers as well as orangutans
The environmental sins of the palm oil industry are well known, but its egregious human-rights abuses have been overlooked -- until now.
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You can make incredible vegan and gluten-free baked goods from algae
The proof is in the vegan brioche bread pudding.
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This hot sauce has double the FDA’s limit for lead
Four hot sauce brands have scary levels of lead in them, so stop putting them in your mouth and start painting your unfinished basement with them.
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Arctic methane escape could cost $60 trillion
The melting Arctic will unleash a massive amount of methane, causing financial damages nearly equivalent to a year's worth of worldwide economic activity.
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Your daily WTF: “Organic water”
Koa Organic Water contains real fruit juice ... but it tastes like water. That'll be $4 for the stupidity tax, please.
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Your car’s bedroom is bigger than yours
Mandatory off-street parking quotas for apartment buildings eat up a lot of space. Here's how much parking is required in your city.
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Real food: Not just for fancy people
Recent caricatures of food writers like Michael Pollan paint them as fickle fashionistas. But the food movement is far deeper than that.
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“Pennies for Wendy’s”
Wendy’s is the biggest holdout among the fast food giants who refuses to pay a penny more per pound of tomatoes on condition that growers treat workers with a minimum of fairness. This , payment to workers at least equal to the minimum wage, time clocks, a third party grievance procedure. By refusing to join […]
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Big Oil sued for destroying wetlands around Gulf of Mexico
A Louisiana flood control agency is seeking billions from BP, ExxonMobil, and other oil giants to fund restoration efforts.
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Vibrating bicycle seat ought to make bikes more popular
We told you all the reasons bikes are superior. What, do they need to get you off, too? WELL FINE. BIKES GET YOU OFF NOW. I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY.
