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Judge demands tech companies hand activist data over to Chevron
Google, Yahoo!, and Microsoft must give Chevron info on 100+ people who may be tied to an investigation into the oil giant's dirty dealings.
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GOP: Pork barrels? Yes. Pork for the hungry? No.
House Republicans pass a farm bill that rescues agribusiness subsidies and axes food stamps.
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A Republican calls for climate action — and has to remain anonymous to keep job
A GOP House staffer has written a prizewinning piece advocating conservative action on climate change, but he’s afraid to reveal his name.
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Diet soda won’t save you from obesity or diabetes
"Sugar-free" does not mean "good for you." Research links diet soda to excessive weight gain, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
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U.S. and China continue to play nice on climate
The two countries agreed this week on five new climate initiatives, including ones focused on carbon capture at power plants and building energy efficiency.
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Confirmed: Fracking triggers quakes and seismic chaos
A new study in Science links tremors near Midwest injection sites with huge quakes thousands of miles away.
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Arkansas tar-sands spill was an accident 60 years in the making
The oil pipeline that ruptured beneath Mayflower was defective when was laid in the 1940s. Why didn't Exxon know? Where else was the flawed piping used?
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Here comes the son: Barry Goldwater Jr. fights for solar power in Arizona
Barry Goldwater Jr. is putting the family name behind an effort to protect solar energy's growing share of the electricity market.
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“Get Lucky” condoms to match your summer sex jam
Daft Punk wasn't talking about winning the lottery. Everybody take some rubbers -- we don't want another 7 million of you.
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Architect Jeanne Gang threads nature into urban landscapes
Gang is among the new generation of designers and urban planners who are working natural forms and habitat into a world of steel and concrete -- for nature's sake and for ours.
