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The sharing economy wants to play with the big kids — is it ready?
Can companies like Airbnb survive in a hostile regulatory environment -- or even rewrite the rules? Maybe, but only if they're honest about what they're doing.
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Coke ‘joins’ the anti-obesity fight — will fast food take note?
New research links frequent fast-food consumption to the worldwide allergy epidemic. Meanwhile, Coca-Cola is on the offensive with a new anti-obesity campaign.
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How are we doing on energy efficiency?
Utility spending on energy-efficiency programs is poised to double by 2025, assuming no policy changes. That's not nearly enough.
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This robot can turn your plastic garbage into raw material for 3D printers
A cute new machine recycles plastic into filament for 3D printers. You should get one. When they actually are available, which will happen, uh, soon.
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Washington’s brand-new governor, Jay Inslee, wastes no time promoting clean energy
Inslee's first act as governor was to write the head of a clean energy company and invite that company to move to Washington state.
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EPA drops methane inquiry to keep oil company happy
The EPA had been investigating a case of water contamination that might have come from fracking -- until the fracking company complained.
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Proposed wind farm gets the OK to kill bald eagles, which will definitely not backfire
There's no way that the government giving approval to kill bald eagles would be used against the wind industry, right?
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Japan plans world’s largest offshore wind farm near Fukushima
Having for some reason soured on nuclear power.
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Interior Secretary Salazar to step down
We'll remember him for opening federal land to renewable development and, sadly, for letting Shell drill in the Arctic.
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Aisle be damned: How Big Food dominates your supermarket choices
We can’t shop our way out of a broken food system, says Wenonah Hauter. The head of Food & Water Watch talks about her book "Foodopoly" and taking on the corporate system.
