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What the NFL’s concussion scandal has in common with tobacco and ExxonMobil
Three unrelated industries have a lot more shared history than we thought.
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Leonardo DiCaprio attacks climate change deniers running for president
Will Donald Trump lash out at Leo next?
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This green entrepreneur was once an undocumented farmworker
Ruben Garcia's remarkable innovations are helping to clean up the shipping industry.
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9 figures to help you understand the state of renewable energy
A new U.N. report offers insight into countries' differing approaches to the clean energy sector.
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The bitter truth about butter’s environmental impacts
A recently converted vegan wonders if it takes more energy to produce cooking oils than it does to make butter. Advice maven Umbra Fisk says she shouldn't waffle.
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The U.S. is just pathetic on high-speed rail
In a new ranking of nations' high-speed train networks, the U.S. comes in below even Turkey and Uzbekistan.
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These sea cucumbers vacuum up the ocean’s trash — and they’re in trouble
Pollution and overfishing are big problems for the "burnt hot dog" cucumber.
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What would actually happen if we stopped eating so much meat?
A new study shows just how much CO2 -- and lives -- we'd save if we just cut our meat consumption in half by 2050.
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Protestors turn a federal offshore oil auction into a circus
Watch about 150 activists disrupt the auction for offshore drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Mitch McConnell likes procrastinating so much, he wants the whole country to do it
McConnell is advising states to "wait and see" before complying with the centerpiece of Obama's climate agenda.