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You are a chemical guinea pig for Big Business — whether you like it or not
Today, we are all unwitting subjects in the largest set of drug trials ever.
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Frackers leaking less methane than previously believed, EPA says
The EPA has lowered its estimate of how much methane escapes during production of natural gas, but some scientists are skeptical of the rosy new figures.
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Bills to ban fracking in California move forward
An Assembly committee gave a thumbs-up to three bills that would impose a moratorium on fracking until the state studies the environmental and health impacts.
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Peabody Energy: cheating workers and taxpayers to destroy our climate
Peabody held its annual shareholders meeting in Gillette, Wyoming on Monday, hoping to avoid more of the massive protests the coal company has faced at its headquarters in St. Louis. Indeed, while Peabody executives tried to put a positive spin on the company’s outlook for shareholders in Wyoming, thousands of union mine workers converged in […]
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Electric vehicles could stabilize grid, make money as batteries
EVs are now starting to store electricity and then sell it onto the power grid when energy prices are highest.
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Millennial medium chill: What the screwed generation can teach us about happiness
Today's young adults, facing huge challenges and dwindling opportunities, choose the medium chill by necessity -- and show us all a better way to live.
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CO2 in atmosphere poised to blow past 400 ppm mark
In May, the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration could exceed 400 parts per million -- way past the 350 level we need to be aiming for.
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There may be terrifying predatory land-walking fish in Central Park
There are probably snakehead fish in Central Park. They won't eat you, but that's about the only good news.
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Every single one of these butterflies might be gone, but that doesn’t mean they’re extinct
Because of the bureaucratic … let us call them "quirks" of identifying endangered species, the state government doesn't want to declare these missing species extinct.
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Happy now? If not, author Gretchen Rubin has tips for you
Best-selling writer and joy genius Gretchen Rubin talks about how personal moves toward a happier life can lead to a better, healthier planet for everybody.
