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No, privatization is not the way to prevent the next Flint
Public utilities are way better water providers than private companies, a new report finds.
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It’s not just what Exxon did — it’s what the oil company is still doing
Even after Exxon's climate-change cover-up, the company continues an endless search for more fossil fuels.
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Food stamps change would make convenience stores stock actual food
A new proposal would require stores that accept food stamps to carry some real food, not just calorie-laden facsimiles.
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Apple issues $1.5 billion in “green bonds” for clean energy projects
The basic idea is that Apple will raise quick cash from investors, spend it on climate-savvy projects, and then pay back the money with interest.
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Meet the most overpaid CEOs in America
These execs make obscene amounts of money and they aren’t even doing a good job.
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Putting corn in your car isn’t as crazy as it sounds
Ethanol is complicated, but it's not nearly as bad as some accounts make it sound.
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Big Oil could be hit with a wave of oil company bankruptcies
According to a new report, a third of publicly traded oil companies could go bankrupt this year.
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Obama’s potential Supreme Court pick has a shady history with ExxonMobil
Sri Srinivasan defended the oil giant against charges of human rights abuses, which makes some green activists very skeptical.
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Baltimore youth of color are still fighting plans for gigantic garbage incinerator
United Workers has filed a notice of intent to sue over the polluting project.
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California’s drought led to less hydropower and more carbon emissions
With less water, California has shifted toward dirtier sources of electricity.