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May 21, 2019
weekly roundup and plastic bag fees
May 21, 2019
The Unintended Consequences of Plastic Bag Bans

Although plastic bag bans do help the environment, they also create unintended consequences that might make them less desirable.

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May 20, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and SUV emissions
May 20, 2019
The Surprising “Green” Side of the SUV

Based on a recent study, calculating the amount of air pollution we can blame on SUV emissions has just become a bit trickier.

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April 30, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and green products
April 30, 2019
Will We Really Pay More to be Green?

Although many of us express a willingness to pay more for green products, a close look reveals that price can still have a big impact on our decision.

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April 8, 2019
beef prices
April 8, 2019
Where Meat Is Never a Free Lunch

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April 3, 2019
Our Weekly Economic News Roundup and congestion pricing
April 3, 2019
Why It’s Tough to Plan Congestion Pricing

While it sounds simple to charge vehicles for driving in a certain area, New York's actual congestion pricing plan is much more complex.

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March 25, 2019
de minimis exemption
March 25, 2019
What You Might Not Know About Cardboard Boxes

Easy to ignore, the quantity of cardboard boxes that we demand has soared because of the incentives created by Amazon Prime.

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March 11, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and oil facts
March 11, 2019
How Norway Avoided Dutch Disease

Avoided by Norway, Dutch disease is contracted by nations that let a commodity windfall dominate what they produce and spend.

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February 27, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and supermarket food spending
February 27, 2019
Why Kraft’s Mac & Cheese Has a Global Warming Problem

Ranking the global warming readiness of the largest consumer product companies, a climate change research group tells us where to be concerned.

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February 19, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and wildlife conservation
February 19, 2019
The Less Obvious Way To Conserve Wildlife

Attempts to encourage African wildlife conservation have changed incentives that affect African villagers and U.S. hunters.

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February 17, 2019
vegan meat
February 17, 2019
Deciding If Lab-Made Meat Can Be Called Meat

Ranchers and poultry farmers are supporting legislation that requires lab-made meat labels to indicate the product is not real meat.

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January 25, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and electricity consumption
January 25, 2019
More Mind Boggling Facts About Where Our Energy Comes From

In one handy graphic from the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, you can see U.S. energy consumption and production for our homes, businesses, and vehicles.

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January 21, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and eating crickets
January 21, 2019
How Crickets Are Like The Model T Ford

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