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Bribing bloggers with free solar panels is apparently a thing now
A marketing consultant tried to get me to write a column about solar startup in exchange for a panel. It didn't work.
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This co-op bike shop will teach you to fix your own damn bike (and that matters)
The bike kitchen movement greases the gears of the real sharing economy.
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The South Bronx isn’t falling for Fresh Direct’s dirty trucks
The company wants to bring 1,000 new trucks to the neighborhood, which is already home to high asthma rates and heavy industry.
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Google’s plan to prioritize facts ticks off climate deniers
The search giant is considering a new system that would rank sites by trustworthiness. One prominent denier is already crying “censorship.”
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Uber wants to empower women using … Uber
Uber is partnering with U.N. Women to make more jobs for women drivers. Here's why we're skeptical.
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Solar power just had its best year ever
2014 was a banner year for solar in the U.S., with 30 percent more photovoltaic installations than in 2013.
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I watched Tim Cook introduce Apple Watch and now I’m depressed
Says Cook: "Apple Watch is the most personal device we have ever created. It's not just with you, it's on you." Gross.
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How human composting will change death in the city
The financial and environmental costs of burial and cremation are high, but there could be a better way.
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The sharing economy is bullsh!t. Here’s how we can take it back
Real sharing can help solve big problems like climate change. But we have to start small.
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Watch Obama call tar-sands oil “extraordinarily dirty”
The president disparaged the Keystone XL pipeline plan and the filthy crude it would carry during a town hall event on Friday.