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Pentagon energy strategy: 'Reduce, diversify, plan for the future'
Scott Tong Jun 14, 2011
Pentagon leaders today rolled out a long-anticipated energy strategy for military operations in the field. It's meant "to transform the way ...
When do you buy organic? When do experts?
Adriene Hill May 4, 2011
I never know when it makes sense to shell out extra money for organic foods. It's one of the reasons I started working on the story for Marketpla...
Biofuels and compostable plastics: The future or just a bunch of cornstalks?
Sarah Gardner Apr 21, 2011
As oil prices rise, the search for petroleum alternatives intensifies. Some companies are betting big on biomass. Think ethanol made from corn...
The Future Is... Fake Chicken
Angela Kim Sep 21, 2011
You may have heard Adriene Hill's story on fake chicken on the Marketplace Morning Report. But, why chow down on something fake when you can get...
At the New Bretton Woods, Sustainability is Inheritance
David Brancaccio Nov 3, 2011
At a new Bretton Woods conference in New Hampshire, I came across a new definition of sustainability. Typically the term sustainability is unders...
North Korea might do some environmental good (for a profit)
Kai Ryssdal Nov 3, 2011
This final note today, in which sustainability jumps the shark. You know how big polluters -- or anyone, really -- if they want to reduce their...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Chevron's $9 billion fine; NYSE merges with Deutsche Boerse; daily deal overdose
Katharine Crnko Feb 15, 2011
An Ecuadorean judge has fined American oil company Chevron for more than $9 billion in a case that has spanned a decade. The lawsuit began in 1990s...
Promoting Climate Change: Hits and Misses
Adriene Hill Mar 9, 2012
If you heard my story today on Marketplace, you know there's some debate over exactly what sort of messaging is best suited to climate change. Co...
When Trash is Anything But Waste
Eve Troeh Sep 21, 2011
In the 1970s, California faced growing concerns about the supply and cost of energy, in addition to worries about running out of landfill space....
QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About Eco-Labels
Angela Kim Sep 21, 2011
Being a green consumer can be difficult when there are over 400 eco-labels to wade through that identify everything from saving energy to being v...
