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The cost of spinning sand into gold
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Sam Eaton
Mar 10, 2008
Ambition might be Dubai's most obvious attribute, but there is a deep environmental cost of its building frenzy. There aren't enough natural resources to back it up. Sam Eaton reports.
Climate-friendly investing... with nuclear?
Mar 2, 2008
As I've been trying to be green in my investments (and mostly failing), this morning's Marketplace Money story by Sarah Gardner felt very familiar....
Biofuels' virgin flight an important step
Feb 27, 2008
As the price of oil passes $100/barrel, motorists aren’t the only ones that suffer. So does the airline industry, which has relied on cheap fuel...
Engineering solutions to climate change
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Nate DiMeo
Jan 30, 2008
If we can't stop global warming, can we adapt to it? Some ideas seem far out -- like generating a giant cloud or launching a huge umbrella to block the rays of the sun. Nate DiMeo reports the proposals are risky to try, but not trying may be risky as well.
Dutch plan for flooding: Higher ground
Jan 29, 2008
In the Netherlands, 60% of the population lives below sea level, thanks to dikes and pumps. But global warming is making it harder to keep up. Rico Gagliano reports how a new kind of water defense is changing the Dutch landscape and the way some farmers do business.
Seeing opportunity in rising oceans
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Sam Eaton
Jan 28, 2008
Conservative projections say rising seas from climate change would displace hundreds of millions of people and cost hundreds of billions of dollars over the next century. Sam Eaton found a scientist with a plan to capitalize on melting icecaps for the sake of everyone.
Interview transcript: Alan Mulally
Jan 15, 2008
CONVERSATIONS FROM THE CORNER OFFICE: Ford Motor Company President and CEO Alan Mulally
Mandatory sick days gaining strength
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Shia Levitt
Jan 11, 2008
More than 40% of private-sector workers, most of whom work in service jobs, don't get paid sick leave. Now some federal, state and municipal lawmakers are considering making paid sick days mandatory. Shia Levitt reports.
Putting the lid on cap-and-trade
Dec 6, 2007
As landmark climate legislation moves through the Senate, business lobbyists are pushing an ad campaign against it. Sarah Gardner reports what the group is using to try to persuade U.S. senators and workers.
Google is to Spider-Man as ... ?
Dec 3, 2007
In response to:
Google searching for renewable energy
Marketplace,® Nov. 27, 2007
Dennis Markatos-Soriano's take
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Econ Crash Course, Week 1: The hockey stick
Welcome to the first week of our “Econ 101” crash course. Together, we’ll read one chapter each week from Core Econ’s “E…