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Monkey See, Monkey Brew

Coffee isn’t generally considered a health-enhancing beverage, but recent research suggests the caffeinated brew may have gotten a bad rap. Reports in recent months have suggested java junkies enjoy a...

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The Smoldering Trash Revolt

Every time a Californian breaks the law and throws a battery into the trash, it’s a headache for someone like Kevin Hendrick. As director of the Del Norte Waste Management Authority, Hendrick spends...

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You Can’t Paper Over the Plastic

When we throw something away, where exactly is “away”? The new documentary Bag It notes that “just because something is disposable doesn’t mean it goes away. After all, where is away? There is no...

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U.S. Pledges to Reform Electronics Recycling

Melinda Burns wrote in January about the difficulty in keeping hazardous materials — among them batteries, fluorescent lights, hypodermic needles and electronics — out of landfills. She described how...

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Feds Appear Clueless About Their Own E-Waste

You upgrade your computer every four or five years. No big deal. Discarding the old one leaves a relatively tiny e-footprint. The U.S. government, on the other hand, is the world’s largest purchaser of...

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You Gonna Eat That?

When I was a sophomore in college, a near mutiny arose on campus after the administration announced that, forthwith, all plastic trays would be removed from our cafeterias. Not only did the trays...

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Is the Dog Poo Problem Solvable?

Dog dung has precipitated fist fights, the dispatching of undercover private eyes, and even the use of canine forensic databases. Is there any foolproof way to stop people from leaving dog crap...

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