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Fracking boom in North Dakota is here to stay
A new federal study doubles previous estimates of the Bakken Shale’s oil reserves.
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You are a chemical guinea pig for Big Business — whether you like it or not
Today, we are all unwitting subjects in the largest set of drug trials ever.
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Frackers leaking less methane than previously believed, EPA says
The EPA has lowered its estimate of how much methane escapes during production of natural gas, but some scientists are skeptical of the rosy new figures.
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Bills to ban fracking in California move forward
An Assembly committee gave a thumbs-up to three bills that would impose a moratorium on fracking until the state studies the environmental and health impacts.
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Electric vehicles could stabilize grid, make money as batteries
EVs are now starting to store electricity and then sell it onto the power grid when energy prices are highest.
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Save water, energy, and money by wearing this shirt you only wash three times a year
The founder of Wool&Prince wore the prototype of the company's button-down shirt for 100 straight days.
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Venture capitalists are funding green food innovation
Silicon Valley investors are channeling money into food-related startups that aim to make agriculture more eco-friendly and food more healthful.
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England has a McDonald’s University, and it’s almost as competitive as Harvard
Want a career in fast food? You can go to McDonald's U -- if you're one of the lucky 7 percent who get accepted.
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Keystone XL oil would be processed in sick East Texas community
Manchester, a Houston neighborhood, is where tar-sands oil piped through Keystone XL would be refined. The community has enough problems already.
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Louisiana Senate kills a bill that tried to rein in dispersants
A bill calling for toxic oil dispersants to be used only as a last resort was quashed after the oil industry voiced its opposition.
