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The Exelon-Pepco merger: Big, nuke-heavy utility looking for new ratepayers to fleece
Giant utility company Exelon has a failing business model and a plan to prop it up. Both ratepayers and clean energy will get screwed in the process.
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Self-destruction genes could keep GMOs from spilling into the wild
Biotech researchers think they've found a way to keep modified genes from escaping into other organisms.
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Obama’s trade agenda is a disaster for the environment, greens warn
The president wants to fast-track the Trans-Pacific Partnership and other trade deals. Republicans are down with that. Democrats and enviros are not.
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When it comes to efficiency, U.S. military soldiers on
The military is trying to shift the habits, routines, and practices of individual service members.
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How Citizens United paved the way for Big Oil’s bribes
It's been five years since the Supreme Court's landmark ruling, which cleared the way for a huge influx of dirty-energy money into politics.
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Big palm oil trader’s website begins to deliver on sustainability pledge
Wilmar International is posting information about its supply chain -- and taking complaints if it falls short on its forest-saving commitments.
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Pesticides just got a whole lot smaller. Is that a good thing?
Nanopesticides herald the extreme tinification of agricultural chemicals and could spark a farming revolution. Gulp?
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Where can I find the most eco-friendly surf gear?
A reader wonders if she can hang 10 without leaving the planet in the soup. Umbra steps into the green room.
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Fracktivists fight liquefied natural gas terminal near NYC
New York’s famously dedicated anti-fracking activists are pushing Gov. Andrew Cuomo to veto an LNG import project.
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Outfit so last year? Compost it
Eco-clothing brand Freitag wants you to feed your plants with its pants.
