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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.
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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.
