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Intel replaces PepsiCo as biggest U.S. buyer of alternative energy
Tech giant Intel has announced that it will buy 1.3 billion kilowatt hours of renewable energy credits a year, making it the biggest U.S. buyer of alternative energy. Previous record-holder PepsiCo is bumped into second place with a purchase of 1.1 billion kilowatt hours annually — but if Pepsi’s advertising is to be believed, every […]
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Wolf kills in northern Rockies made easier, drought may affect nuke plants in U.S. Southeast, and mo
Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: ‘Paign and Suffraging Killing Me Swiftly The Policed We Can Do Talk on the Wild Side Use the Forethought, Nuke Ride, Sally, Ride Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: How Green Is Your Candidate? The Bitch Is Back Quick and Dirty […]
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Advice for navigating the wild world of products with eco-claims
Laundry detergent made from flowers! Cars that don’t pollute! Potato chips fried in organic oils! These days, everything seems to be marketed with an eco-spin — even products that are notoriously bad for people and the planet. So are companies truly seeing the green light, or are they just greenwashing? Photo: iStockphoto If green is […]
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Sen. Ted Kennedy endorses Obama
Influential Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), whose family has long been friendly with the Clintons, has nonetheless endorsed Barack Obama for president. Included among Ted’s reasons: “With Barack Obama … we will make the United States the great leader and not the great roadblock in the fateful fight against global warming.” Kennedy is the brother of […]
