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Breaking: We’re ignorant and lazy consumers who judge people for doing the right thing
Researchers say we prefer to be "willfully ignorant" when it comes to the ethical issues behind our purchases.
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The Obama administration just sued Volkswagen over its emissions cheating
The suit follows up on the EPA's allegations that VW installed illegal software to cheat on emissions tests.
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The biggest U.S. climate and energy stories of 2015
Here are five of the biggest climate milestones of the year.
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Other countries have good hitchhiking apps. Why doesn’t the United States?
Ride-sharing is catching on around the world, but still lagging in the U.S.
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The food writing that set my brain on fire this year
From tanking startups to banning tips, from seafood-prepping slaves to climate-protecting seaweed, these works of food journalism brightened the year.
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Here’s why repealing the crude oil export ban wasn’t such a bad deal
The repeal was a gift to the oil industry, but at least Democrats got some good stuff in return.
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Fancy New York hotels commit to going green
The Waldorf Astoria is among the hotels committed to reducing CO2 emissions by 30 percent.
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Here’s the good news about Earth from this year
These are the top stories from 2015 that actually give us hope for the future.
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Is Amazon entering yet another market?
The mega-retailer could be getting into the cargo market to compete with UPS and FedEx.
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BP oil spill money to go to Alabama governor’s mansion and a new hotel
The mansion was destroyed decades before the BP oil spill.
