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North Dakota’s oil boom strains healthcare system
Oil drilling is one of the nation's most dangerous industries, and it attracts uninsured laborers who too often can't pay their hospital bills.
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Apple CEO wonders who would want to work for an oil company
It's the future vs. the past: Apple is neck-and-neck with Exxon in a race to be the most profitable company in the world.
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Office space: Why work alone when you can cowork together?
A young freelancer gives up writing in her pajamas to work in a shared office with a bunch of strangers.
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How the Kochs funneled millions to climate deniers through a secretive nonprofit
An investigation by The Independent reveals how the Kochs have tried to anonymously fund anti-science research.
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McDonald’s new sustainable fish is — surprise! — not so sustainable
Fish McBites and Filet-O-Fish sandwiches are getting a stamp of approval from the Marine Stewardship Council, but they're not exactly green eats.
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Solar power cheaper than coal: One company says it’s cracked the code
V3Solar claims its product will produce energy at a third of the cost of other solar power. If it's true -- a big if -- it could revolutionize distributed energy.
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Congratulations to ExxonMobil, the new largest company in the world
Investors see a rosy future for this juggernaut, for some reason.
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During the coldest week in decades, some Sandy-damaged homes still don’t have heat
That's one reason why New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says areas hardest hit by the storm should not be rebuilt in the same way.
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Are Walmart and Big Food pushing for GMO labeling?
A coalition of big food companies met with the FDA earlier this month to push for GMO labeling, reports suggest. Are Walmart and pals finally fed up with fighting state initiatives?
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Everything is awful
Filibuster fail. Keystone stupidity. Solar backsliding. Public ignorance. David Roberts collects all the bummer news you can handle from this week. Let’s hope for better tomorrow.
