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The “rising tide” of global economic growth is lifting mostly yachts. But some nations show that inequality and environmental ruin don't have to be inevitable outcomes of economic growth.
State and the World Bank are pushing a plan to open a heavily polluting coal plant in Kosovo -- saddling the struggling country with debt and producing much more power than it even needs.
With a new round of grants worth $44 million, the government is helping small, local food producers move toward reaching a wider audience.
Earlier this month, Nicholas Stern — respected U.K. economist and author of the famed Stern Review on the Economics of...
Nirvana's Krist Novoselic transformed from rock star to wonky election reformist. As we head into a polarized 2012 election, his championing of ranked choice voting could help give marginalized environmental issues serious political clout.
New York City appears to have won a skirmish in its war on childhood obesity. According to a new report...
They may never catch up to Portland, but neighboring cities Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., are making strides to put food carts front and center.
Russian oil spills come in drips and trickles, instead of dramatic explosions. But the Associated Press reports that oil companies...
In one corner you have the biotech seed giant, in the other you have 83 non-GMO seed producers, farmers, and agricultural organizations who want Monsanto to stop suing and threatening them.