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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.
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Paying extra to get that new iPhone faster? It’s a bad deal
Leasing your phone gets you more frequent upgrades, but what does that mean for the planet?
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Senate panel warms to GMOs
On the agriculture committee, at least, senators showed little stomach for regulating GMOs and more support for a national voluntary labeling law.
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Your nail polish might come with a coating of harmful health effects
Researchers found high levels of a potential hormone disruptor in the bodies of study participants after they painted their nails.