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Corporate polluters are almost never prosecuted for their crimes
Budget cuts at federal agencies are helping companies get away with more than 99 percent of the environmental crimes the government knows about.
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Can we have our sustainable seafood and eat it too?
Ecolabels from certification programs like the Marine Stewardship Council align market interests with sustainability initiatives -- but can you trust what’s on the label?
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U.S. tariffs on Chinese solar panels break trade rules, WTO says
Efforts to protect U.S. panel manufacturers from cheap Chinese imports have run afoul of the World Trade Organization.
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Another court victory for EPA — this time on mountaintop-removal rules
The EPA is well within its rights to regulate mountaintop-removal coal mining, a federal appeals court decided.
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This Texas solar farm uses sheep for its landscaping needs
Move over, weed-eating goats: The municipal power company in San Antonio, Texas, has enlisted a flock of sheep to help keep its grounds clear.
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Thanks to the fracking boom, we’re wasting more money than ever on fossil fuel subsidies
Because oil and gas production has soared, so has the value of various tax breaks for the industry.
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Hackers hack monster burritos down to sensible size
A food-and-tech hackathon team figures out how Chipotle could encourage customers to downsize their burritos and still feel like they're getting a good deal.
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Inside Yingli, the giant Chinese solar company sponsoring the World Cup
You've seen their logos on the sidelines, now get a peak inside the company trying to transform the world.
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Is the carbon bubble about to bust? One unlikely pundit thinks so
In the conservative Daily Telegraph, a business journalist warns the fossil fuel industry that solar is going to eat its lunch.
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New shipping channel will carry natural gas through the Arctic
Japan and China want to buy gas from Siberia, so shipping companies are going to take a shortcut through melting ice.