Segments From This Episode

• 5 things you need to know about daylight saving time

  by Eliza Mills

  

  Yes, it's saving, not savings. No, that's not one of the five things …

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• Can single-use plastics really be eliminated?

  by Kimberly Adams and Eliza Mills

  Cities and countries are banning or charging fees for single-use plastic items like bags and straws. This week, the wealthy beach community of Malibu, California, voted to ban restaurants from giving out plastic straws, utensils and stirrers. Overseas, Scotland wants to ban plastic straws by 2019; Taiwan is banning single-use plastics by 2030. So is […]

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• When government can’t solve problems, more companies seek to step in

  by Kimberly Adams and Peter Balonon-Rosen

  

  The "solution economy" is taking on issues like malaria eradication and gun control. And it doesn't hurt the bottom line.

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