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The cost of junk on the ocean floor
David Weinberg Jun 6, 2013
The Monterrey Bay Aquarium just released a new report on all the sea junk they've discovered over the past 22 years of underwater surveys.
Car market may be up, but deals are hard to find
Gigi Douban Jun 3, 2013
U.S. auto sales are expected to show strong growth in May as Americans snap up new cars and switch to more fuel efficient models. It's great for the car companies, but the deals aren't as sweet for consumers.
Timber industry goes after green LEED certification
Shannon Mullen Jun 3, 2013
The timber industry is challenging the sustainable forestry certification of the LEED green-building program state by state.
Electric car startup Better Place goes bust
David Brancaccio May 28, 2013
Better Place, a company that aimed to solve the notorious electric car driving range problem, is going bust.
Ford calls it quits in Australia
Stuart Cohen May 23, 2013
Ford Motor Company is calling it quits in Australia, after a nearly 90-year run. The U.S. automaker says it will shut down its two factories down under and halt production in 2016.
European Space Agency announces Biomass satellite to monitor forests
Jon Amos May 14, 2013
A new satellite could tell us a lot about climate change.
Chairman of Ford Motor Company on why he wants to sell fewer cars
Kai Ryssdal May 1, 2013
Bill Ford says he hopes his company will help develop public transportation in urban areas and get rid of the gridlock.
EU looks to protect bees from pesticides
Nigel Cassidy Apr 29, 2013
The vote, which will restrict the use of certain types of pesticides for two years unless decisive new information becomes available, is an effort to protect the dwindling honeybee population.
Putting a dollar value on that tree in your yard
David Weinberg Apr 26, 2013
Yes, it's Arbor Day again. Don't hug a tree, plant one. Or, calculate the value of what a tree is doing for the environment.
7 days, 1 car, 3,375 miles: Tallying up a road trip across America
David Brancaccio Apr 24, 2013
Jamie Kitman, New York editor of Automobile Magazine, has just completed driving a $240,000 McLaren sports car across the country. Along the way, he made a few pit stops with Marketplace Tech.
