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A win-Winco situation: Grocery chain treats employees well and has low prices
Boise, Idaho-based WinCo could teach Walmart a thing or two. And the regional grocery-store chain is expanding.
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Why blackouts are more common than ever, in two charts
Ten years after the 2003 meltdown, weather-related outages are on the rise.
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World’s coolest bike lights turn your wheels into lightning, flames, or cartoon animals
Cars will definitely, definitely see you.
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A royal(ty) scam: How oil and gas companies shortchange landowners
Energy companies work the system so that landowners who lease drilling rights to their property rarely see royalties as high as expected.
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You’d better get used to glowing neon genetically altered animals
Think you've seen it all? Check out GMFs (genetically modified furries).
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Genetically modified literature (in which I read books so you don’t have to)
Books on the GMO controversy don't always wear their sympathies and biases on their sleeves -- so here's a handy guide.
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Electric cars are clean today and will only get cleaner tomorrow
Never mind the skeptics: From cradle to grave, electric cars are the cleanest vehicles on the road today.
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More of America’s wind turbines are actually being built in America
In 2007, just 25 percent of turbine components used in new U.S. wind farms were produced domestically. Last year, that figure rose to 72 percent.
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BP whines some more about how rough life is
After Deepwater Horizon, BP was temporarily banned from winning new federal contracts. The oil giant thinks that's totally unfair and is now suing the government.
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Battery-powered unicycle is the perfect form of transportation
If two wheels are great, one wheel must be better.