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Your gas bill will rise under new rules (but by how much?)
Mar 29, 2013
Oil companies say new EPA rules on sulfur levels in gas will increase prices several cents a gallon, but higher refining costs could play out many ways.
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Will Obama's second term have a greener tint?
Mar 15, 2013
President Obama highlights his energy policy at an event in Illinois today. What’s that policy, and will it get more attention in the second term than it did in the first?
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China considers carbon tax, will U.S. consumers foot the bill?
Feb 22, 2013
The official news agency in China is reporting that the government will tax carbon emissions.
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EU looks to halt carbon permits, raise prices
Feb 18, 2013
The European parliament is voting to halt new carbon permits in an effort to drive up the price of emissions, but will the tinkering hurt the credibility of the carbon trading system?
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Born on Inauguration Day: A sustainable lifestyle
Jan 14, 2013
Justin Daugherty, a guitarist and environmentalist living in Austin, Texas says his inauguration birthday adds to his sense of social responsibility.
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The delicate task of marketing 'green'
Dec 31, 2012
Take toilet paper -- please. People who don't automatically buy the greenest product available have to be persuaded toilet paper that's not white is just as good as what they're used to.
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Unilever to dump microbeads from soap
Dec 28, 2012
Unilever says it will stop adding tiny plastic beads that act as exfoliants to its soap products by 2015.
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Beetle infestation drives up lumber prices
Oct 26, 2012
A new set of beetles is taking North America by storm, and this time the casualty is the lumber industry. What does this mean for home building and other lumber needs in the U.S.?
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Judge says TVA is liable for Knoxville spill
Aug 24, 2012
A federal judge said the Tennessee Valley Authority is liable for the big sludge spill at its power plant near Knoxville a few years back. Millions of tons of coal ash spilled out of a man-made lake and blanketed nearby rivers and land.
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Apple pulls out of environmental certification, loses sales
Jul 12, 2012
The computer giant withdrawal from EPEAT may turn into a profit.
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