“Certified natural gas” is not a source of clean energy
The federal government should not help the fossil fuel industry by certifying methane gas “clean” or “environmentally friendly.” That would be greenwashing, and mislead the public.
Corporate responsibility
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How do dating apps use my data? A video explainer
The Auto Lemon Index
A look back at what our unique network accomplished in 2023
Is that net-zero pledge worth a damn? Check the Scope 3 emissions
Businesses, it’s time to think on top of the box
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What’s going on up there? The potential for solar on superstores
Solar on Superstores
America’s waste system needs an overhaul
Trash in America
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The real problem with toilet paper: Where it comes from
Americans use 4 times more toilet paper than the global average. Producing it puts a global carbon sink at risk.
America’s secret fossil fuel bailout: Cleaning up orphaned oil and gas wells
The current oil crash could soon mean hundreds, or even thousands more abandoned drilling sites. Who will pay to clean up the mess?
The Bus Not Taken: How Easy Auto Loans Reinforced Car Dependence and Killed Transit Ridership
In the years since the Great Recession, a torrent of cheap and easy credit has washed over car showrooms and used car lots. Many have compared this recent free-for-all in the subprime auto market to the housing market right before the 2007 collapse of the housing bubble. But few have talked – until now – about the effect this influx of cheap money has had on Americans’ transportation choices.
New Report: Wasting Our Waterways Highlights Industrial Toxic Pollution
When Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, it wrote into the law the expectation that toxic chemical releases from industry would cease entirely by 1985. Nearly 30 years later, that has not happened.
Holding Subsidized Businesses Accountable
Kudos to the state of Iowa for using a “clawback” provision in its economic development subsidies. Iowa, like many states, gives subsidies to businesses to relocate or expand in the state. In exchange for such a subsidy, a business promises to create jobs or stimulate economic activity. However, the business typically doesn’t face any consequences if it fails to achieve what it promised. Not so in Iowa.