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Google’s self-driving cars treat cyclists better than real drivers do
One Reddit user said it best: "Alternative to self-driving cars: Teach the world how to drive like the Dutch do. They actually look out for cyclists."
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New certification tells you which restaurants give extra food to those in need
Food Recovery Certified tells you if your favorite lunch spot donates its unsold leftovers to the hungry. Every food biz should get on board!
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A week after Alaska OKs a big gas pipeline, another gas pipeline ruptures
Alaskan tundra was coated with a mist of oil and natural gas on Monday. The accident was a reminder of the folly of a massive pipeline proposal.
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Supreme Court slaps down Big Coal
The ruling is a big win for the Obama administration, allowing it crack down on power plant pollution that blows across state borders.
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Duke Energy says it would be too hard to actually fix its coal-ash problem
The company whines that cleaning up all of its coal-ash ponds in North Carolina would take 30 years. Activists don't buy it.
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How farm to market-based solutions can take organic to the next level
Kellee James wants her company, Mercaris, to become the Bloomberg of organic crop prices.
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Could garbage fuel help green the airline industry?
If British Airways’ plan pans out, air travelers could be singing, “I’m leavin’ on a trash-fueled jet plane.”
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BP won’t pay for Gulf oil spill research
The oil giant whines that it has forked out a lot for research already, and can't understand why it should have to pay more.
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This company’s gas plants just keep on exploding
A huge blast rocked a Williams gas processing plant in Wyoming last week. Same thing happened at another Williams plant a month earlier. Last year saw explosions, too.
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Canada orders dangerous oil cars off its railways
And they could end up over the border, carrying explosive crude all around the U.S.
