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Green fraud is even more harmful than greenwashing
The Federal Trade Commission proposed guidelines to address greenwashing. It's a worthy effort, but they should go beyond greenwashing and tackle green fraud
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NYC's anti-soda ads hit right in the gut [VIDEO]
New York City's government has declared war on "sugar-sweetened beverages." While Mayor Michael Bloomberg would love to pass a controversial penny-per-ounce soda tax, his government isn't waiting around for the windfall to start discouraging residents from popping open a pop.
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PBR: ‘That softer, kindlier taste’ urban farmers love
In the 1940s, Pabst Blue Ribbon appealed directly to the grow-your-own brigade -- just as the beer now does to their irony-loving grandchildren.
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The exploding-kids climate video everyone's talking about
A British climate group has stirred up a hornets' nest with a darkly humorous (?) video that shows climate doubters being blown up into a bloody mess
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Violent climate video is the opposite of what 10/10/10 is about
A new video from misguided activists shows schoolchildren blown up for not believing in climate change. We at 350.org think it's disgusting.
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How one Swedish city gets people to trade silly car trips for bikes [VIDEO]
A clever public health campaign in Malmö, Sweden, is getting people onto bikes by making them feel silly for driving short distances when they could bike instead.
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Help the Corn Refiners rename high-fructose corn syrup
The Corn Refiners Association announced it was changing high-fructose corn syrup's name to "corn sugar" -- but oops! that's already a regulated term. Wanna give these guys a Gristy hand?
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Shell serves up a tasty crude oil 'salad'
Now I like a good vinaigrette, but this old Shell ad is a little too heavy on the oil for me. Petrole-yum?
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Big Oil and green groups slug it out in dueling ad campaigns
'Tis the season for attack ads. We're already getting a taste from dueling campaigns featuring Big Oil whining about "energy taxes" and green groups calling them on it.