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Banks inflate solar value for tax credit
Solar leasing has broadened participation in the distributed generation revolution. Unfortunately, this revolution has been co-opted by high finance.
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Secondhand style: Do used undies cross the line?
My first thrift store ensemble is a huge hit, and prompts a lively chat about used underwear. Plus, I still need sneakers.
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Would the FDA let raw milk politics influence its food safety alerts?
The suspicious timing of a press release about tainted raw milk suggests the FDA hypes concerns over this product more than others.
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Free birth control? We're getting closer … [UPDATE: We're there!]
Women will no longer have to make co-pays on birth control, the Obama administration announced on Aug. 1.
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More coal in the U.S. means more pollution for China
A new report says U.S. coal exports mean more pollution in China.
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Could Murdoch's News Corp be behind Climategate too?
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation should be considered a suspect in climategate, the hacking of climate scientists' e-mail accounts back in 2009.
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Our economy is hungry for food stamps
Food stamps do more than feed the needy-- they also boost a struggling economy.
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What's the legal status of a country that gets swallowed by the ocean?
By the end of this century, it's likely that at least a handful of island nations will find out what it means to become a "deterritorialized" state, writes Rosemary Rayfuse in the Times.
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Quiz: How much coal is in your life?
Take Sierra Club's quiz to find out how much of a threat coal poses in your life.
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Anti-gay-marriage pledge calls for 'robust childbearing'
The anti-gay-marriage pledge being pushed by a right-wing Iowa group has made headlines, but we haven't heard much about its call for "robust childbearing."
