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Corn prices plummet, will the price of Cheerios?
Apr 4, 2013
Corn prices are tanking amid stuffed silos and plans for the country’s biggest planting in decades.
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Oil spills, pipelines, and angry environmentalists, oh my!
Apr 4, 2013
The latest oil spill in Arkansas has environmentalists up in arms over how Big Oil transports their product.
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Brazil, Latin American farmers targeted by biotech
Apr 3, 2013
Monsanto reports earnings and a lot of the company’s growth is based on Latin America.
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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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Could EPA sulfur cuts affect gas prices?
Mar 29, 2013
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose a new rule today that will require refiners to cut the amount of sulfur in gasoline by two thirds.
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America's tallest structure would generate power
Mar 29, 2013
A Maryland energy company wants to build the world's third-tallest structure to generate downdraft power in the Arizona desert.
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Drillers and enviros try to set fracking standards together
Mar 22, 2013
Can natural-gas companies and environmental groups together set standards for fracking that will win the public's trust? An experiment in Pennsylvania will try.
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Cattle ranchers get ready for the year ahead
Mar 21, 2013
We check in with Ken Lenox, cattle rancher in Rolla, Missouri about the lingering effects of last summer's drought.
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A Pennsylvania fracking settlement answers a few questions
Mar 21, 2013
The case arises in the first region of Pennsylvania to see fracking for natural gas. A family with a well contaminated by chemicals received a payment,
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Mississippi barges post-drought: Rollin' on the river
Mar 19, 2013
After months of drought, barge line operators on the Mississippi River celebrate the rain.
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Clothes lines: Energy savers or eyesores?
Jul 22, 2008
Outdoor clothes drying racks save energy and money, but try convincing homeowners' associations in the U.S. that they're not just an eyesore. One Australian company is accepting the challenge. Joel Rose reports.
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What are the best ways to stay cool in the summer without an air conditioner?
Jul 12, 2010
Easy Answer: Try water, shade and a little cave time....
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Freakonomics: Saving the environment, or just showing off?
Apr 19, 2011
Freakonomics Radio's Stephen Dubner talks about the idea of "conspicuous conservation," where people indulge in certain earth-saving acts as a way to show off that they care about the environment, and in turn, benefit socially.
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It's a fertile market for recycled human waste
Aug 3, 2010
A Chicago project to turn human waste into fertilizer pellets is hitting opposition due to cost. But despite the setback, Marketplace sustainability reporter Adriene Hill explains there's a huge market and many eco-benefits to human fertilizer.
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Energy plan ads just a bunch of wind?
Jul 31, 2008
Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens is on a mission, and wants you to support his energy plan away from imported oil and towards natural gas and wind power. But commentator Will Wilkinson says to be wary of what you hear.
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Living within your means as a choice
Jan 13, 2009
When Commentator Joe Bevilacqua lost his six-figure job, he left the city lifestyle and went to live with his wife in the Catskills. Since then, they have made due with what they've had, and have lived richly.
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The Good, the Bad and the Stinky
Sep 14, 2007
Our border collie Kiara is waiting to help drag the trash bins to the street... She helps by watching.
So here's a first thought about carryin...
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We ought to bag the plastic bag tax
Aug 5, 2010
Some cities have tried to curb the proliferation of what some call "the urban tumbleweed" by charging consumers for plastic bags at the checkout aisle. Commentator Susan Lee says that's not the way to go.
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Are wind turbines really that bad for birds?
Aug 17, 2010
Easy Answer: Yes. Somewhere between 58,000 and 440,000 birds each year die because of wind turbines....
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Freakonomics: Should we pay for our trash?
Jan 11, 2011
In the latest edition of Freakonomics Radio, Stephen Dubner talks to Kai Ryssdal about what it might take to get people to throw away less trash.
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Interview: Witness at Fukushima Daiichi
Mar 6, 2012
American nuclear worker Carl Pillitteri relives the earthquake and tsunami that precipitated the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, where he was on site to see the destruction.
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Zappos CEO on corporate culture and 'Happiness'
Jul 25, 2011
Tony Hsieh, CEO of mega online shoe retailer Zappos.com, talks with Kai Ryssdal about happiness, corporate culture and his new book on these subjects: "Delivering Happiness."
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Corn prices plummet, will the price of Cheerios?
Apr 4, 2013
Corn prices are tanking amid stuffed silos and plans for the country’s biggest planting in decades.
2
Oil spills, pipelines, and angry environmentalists, oh my!
Apr 4, 2013
The latest oil spill in Arkansas has environmentalists up in arms over how Big Oil transports their product.
0
Brazil, Latin American farmers targeted by biotech
Apr 3, 2013
Monsanto reports earnings and a lot of the company’s growth is based on Latin America.
1
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.
1
Could EPA sulfur cuts affect gas prices?
Mar 29, 2013
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose a new rule today that will require refiners to cut the amount of sulfur in gasoline by two thirds.
2
America's tallest structure would generate power
Mar 29, 2013
A Maryland energy company wants to build the world's third-tallest structure to generate downdraft power in the Arizona desert.
0
Drillers and enviros try to set fracking standards together
Mar 22, 2013
Can natural-gas companies and environmental groups together set standards for fracking that will win the public's trust? An experiment in Pennsylvania will try.
0
Cattle ranchers get ready for the year ahead
Mar 21, 2013
We check in with Ken Lenox, cattle rancher in Rolla, Missouri about the lingering effects of last summer's drought.
2
A Pennsylvania fracking settlement answers a few questions
Mar 21, 2013
The case arises in the first region of Pennsylvania to see fracking for natural gas. A family with a well contaminated by chemicals received a payment,
1
Mississippi barges post-drought: Rollin' on the river
Mar 19, 2013
After months of drought, barge line operators on the Mississippi River celebrate the rain.
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