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Leaked document shows EPA allowed bee-toxic pesticide despite own scientists’ red flags
An internal EPA memo leaked Wednesday shows that the agency has been ignoring warnings from its own scientists about the possible pollinator-killing side effects of clothianidin, a Bayer pesticide the EPA approved for widespread use on corn and other crops.
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Sex: the next ethical industry?
Few sectors rival the global economic importance of sex, but so far sustainability professionals have left it completely untouched.
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Fossil energy knows it's a full contact game — does cleantech?
Cleantech investors, executives, and leaders have a lot at stake, and they should pay attention to dirty energy's increasingly aggressive attacks.
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Solar developers race clock as sun sets on lucrative incentives
Time is running out for solar developers seeking federal cash grants for major projects.
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The FDA's crackdown on small cheesemakers fails to turn up many bugs
While the FDA has forced the shutdown of small cheese makers Estrella and Morningland, most of its pathogen hunts have come up empty-handed.
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Fantastic solar plastic breakthrough
One of the holy grails of solar power -- ultrathin, efficient solar panels that can be attached to just about anything -- may finally be ready for prime time.
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Indonesia’s billion-dollar climate experiment
Can rich nations pay Indonesia, a corruption-riddled government, to protect its rainforests?
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Climate Change Deniers Will Go Hungry Too
Trying to get investors and policymakers to focus on things we can all agree on, such as saving energy and money or creating domestic renewable energy jobs, I have refused to engage the climate change skeptics. After all, it’s somewhat irrelevant whether global warming is caused by humans if the measures to change that trajectory […]
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Response to the electricity industry's timeline of environmental regulations
After years of delay, the EPA is working to reduce dangerous and toxic pollutants released to the air and water by electric power plants.
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Seattle and Oslo companies form venture to build solar farms
When you think of solar powerhouses, Seattle and Oslo do not exactly come to mind, what with their often-gray skies and location in the northern latitudes. But both have been a hotbed of green tech innovation. Now, two solar companies from those cities have created a joint venture.