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Mark Bittman’s plan to make you fall in love with vegan food
The author and former New York Times columnist talks about the new vegan meal-kit startup he has recently joined.
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K-Cups, old white men, and more: Last-minute, terrifying costume ideas
We've invented easy ways for you to dress up as some of the scariest villains on the planet.
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East Coast and Gulf Coast power grids are still not ready for a big hurricane
It's been three years since Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast. Our power grids are still awful.
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Does eco-friendly shampoo have a short shelf life?
Should we toss natural beauty products more often than conventional brands? Umbra applies herself to a fresh question.
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Elon Musk’s solar company used panels made by cheap prison labor for a big taxpayer-subsidized project
SolarCity installed arrays of panels made by inmates who earned just 93 cents an hour.
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Fossil fuel companies aren’t just bad for the climate — they’re bad investments
A new report from Carbon Tracker finds that dirty energy industries are ignoring risks of declining demand, and they’ll suffer for it.
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Trans-Pacific Partnership could undermine climate regulations, top economist warns
Nobel economics laureate Joseph Stiglitz argues that the TPP could open up governments to corporate lawsuits over climate rules.
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Labor conditions are awful at chicken plants, according to big report
An Oxfam America investigation looks into workplace conditions at big poultry processing plants -- and the results aren't pretty.
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REI gives workers Black Friday off and tells them to hit the trails
The outdoor retailer has announced plans to close on the biggest shopping day of the year.
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3 ways Obama could help fight Indonesia’s massive fires
Raging forest and land fires in Indonesia have spewed more greenhouse gases in recent days than the entire U.S. economy.
