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U.S. lags woefully behind other rich countries on energy taxes
We'd rather spend $16 billion on a year's worth of crop insurance than 35 cents more for a gallon of gas. And don't even think about a carbon tax.
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Multinational oil companies, 2; sovereign nations, 0
Shell beats back a lawsuit over pollution in Nigeria, and Chevron scores a point in its fight to avoid paying for its mess in Ecuador.
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How coal is keeping its firm grip on miners and elected officials
A lawsuit against a whistleblower, huge contributions to Congress: The coal industry spends big, but it still won't spend to clean up its act.
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TransCanada accidentally starts building Keystone XL on land it doesn’t own
It probably got confused after sniffing tar-sands fumes.
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Adorable 10-year-old entrepreneur runs a business collecting recyclables on his bike
What did you do when you learned about Earth Day in school? Make a little diorama? Vanis Buckholz started a business. When he was 7.
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The secret to the sharing economy: ‘You don’t want the drill — you want the hole’
Shareable founder Neal Gorenflo talks about crowdsourcing his life, his decision to give up his beloved surf wagon, and how sharing is reshaping the economy.
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Are you a terrible person for eating quinoa?
Read our definitive take on the non-definitive debate about the booming global quinoa market.
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Soon you’ll be able to print your own robot for $800
A French inventor named Gael Langevin is in the process of creating a robot that you can print out from a 3D printing machine.
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Famed climate economist Nicholas Stern: ‘I underestimated the risks’ of climate change
Speaking at Davos' annual gathering, Stern was most likely preaching to the sinners.
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Today’s oily news: Refiner wants to ship oil on Great Lakes, oil barge spills in Mississippi
The spill in the Mississippi River shows the dangers of shipping oil along waterways, but it's not likely to dissuade any would-be shippers.
