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  • Snippets from the news

    • Sarah Palin sought millions in earmarks to study seal DNA. • Peak oil could help solve climate change, says study. • World Bank yanks corruption-tainted pipeline funding from Chad. • New book considers the ethical complexities of saving the environment. • Israeli contractors may have to plant a tree when they cut one down.

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  • Market for natural personal-care products booming in spite of economy

    Despite an economic slump, eco-friendly personal-care items have Americans sitting up and paying attention top dolla. Sales are booming despite high food and energy prices, and analysts predict the products’ popularity won’t ebb anytime soon. Chicago-based research firm Mintel reports that sales of natural personal-care products rose 12.5 percent last year to an inflation-adjusted $465 […]

    Grist staff Technology

  • Weighing the costs and benefits of increased offshore drilling

    The following is a guest essay from Michael A. Livermore, Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Regulation at New York University School of Law and author, with Dean Richard Revesz, of Retaking Rationality: How Cost-Benefit Analysis Can Better Protect the Environment and Our Health. —– What is the cost of cheap gas? […]

    Grist staff Politics

  • Energy Star program needs improvement, says Consumer Reports

    The U.S. EPA is facing off with Consumer Reports over the federal Energy Star program, which rates the energy efficiency of products in more than 50 categories. In a recent article, the consumer magazine declares that Energy Star “standards are too easy to reach and federal test procedures haven’t kept pace with new technology,” noting […]

    Grist staff Culture