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60 Minutes’ ‘Cleantech Crash’ segment misses the point, critics charge
The 60 Minutes segment questions whether "cleantech" has become a "dirty word."
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McDonald’s will shift (very slowly) to sustainable beef
The fast-food giant will start buying some in 2016, and then gradually work toward its "aspirational goal" of buying 100 percent verified sustainable beef.
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The dirt on the “Agent Orange” GMOs you’ve been hearing so much about
The USDA recently recommended the approval of herbicide-resistant, genetically engineered crops. Here's what you should know about the controversy.
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U.S. sailors say Fukushima radiation made them sick
A U.S. Navy ship that delivered aid to Japan after the big tsunami in 2011 sailed right into a plume of radioactive pollution. Now sick sailors are suing the nuclear plant owner.
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Poultry matter: What to do with all that chicken shit?
If Tyson Foods owned agricultural waste, we might have cleaner water.
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Carbon trading is booming in North America, no thanks to U.S. or Canadian governments
California and Quebec are now the most expensive places in the world in which to pump carbon dioxide into the air.
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For the birds (and the bats): 8 ways wind power companies are trying to prevent deadly collisions
Wildlife researchers and industry are collaborating on new technologies and approaches -- some proven, some experimental and even far-fetched.
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Another oil-hauling train explodes, forcing evacuations in North Dakota
No one was hurt, but the disaster drove people from their homes and was "too close for comfort," said the local mayor.
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Is gluten lobotomizing you?
Here's a look at some of the claims behind the gluten-free label. The evidence is wheat thin.
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13 major clean energy breakthroughs of 2013
The rapidly improving technology, declining costs, and increasing accessibility of clean energy is the true bright spot in the march toward a zero-carbon future.