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Kauai’s on-again, off-again GMO regulations are off again
A judge throws out the Hawaiian island's attempt to restrict the use of pesticides on GMO crops -- but the fight is likely to continue.
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Europe is burning our forests for “renewable” energy. Wait, what?
The European Union decided that burning wood to generate electricity was good for the climate. WRONG.
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Everyone’s talking about the Ferguson looters. Let’s shame the polluters, too
After the tear gas clears, residents will be left with the air pollution that’s been clouding the St. Louis metro region for decades.
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How a Koch brother is combating climate change at a coal mine
What do Bill Koch, the Aspen Skiing Company, and environmentalists all have in common? We visited a coal mine in Colorado to find out.
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EPA, community activists put toxic oil refineries in a headlock
Thanks to a lawsuit brought by environmental justice activists, the feds are about to crack down on the chemical stew these plants dump into the air.
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What’s the best way to dispose of an old car battery?
A reader's battery has shuffled off this mortal coil. Umbra says Mexican recycling plants make calamity of so long a life.
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See-through solar cells could turn your windows into power stations
Even Harry Potter would be impressed.
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This meat substitute is all-natural and GMO-free — and might be making people sick
A nonprofit group says Quorn, the mushroom-based fake meat, is causing real illnesses and asks the FDA to regulate it.
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Why Vandana Shiva is so right and yet so wrong
The environmental crusader has a beautiful vision of the world we'd like to have. Too bad she has such a loose way with the factual details.
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People are mistaking strangers’ cars for Ubers
Don't turn around too fast, but we think Uber put a drunk person in your backseat.