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Jan 12, 2012 07:05 AM ET // Sarah Simpson
Two years ago today, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake shredded Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. Some aid donations went straight to landfills.
Oct 21, 2011 01:56 PM ET // Tim Wall
A moratorium on cutting the Brazilian Amazon to plant soy may have reduced soy's direct impact on the forest for the past five years, but a proposed amendment to the Brazilian forest code could re-open the forest to soy.
Oct 10, 2012 10:52 AM ET // Lori Cuthbert
Asia blew past Europe as the wealthiest region in the world and is expected to hold that lead for some years.
Oct 11, 2011 02:08 PM ET // Tim Wall
Pricier nuts is a consequence of loving cotton.
Oct 12, 2012 11:06 AM ET // Trace Dominguez
When you can't tell what our leaders are saying, you can put some hilarious words in their mouths.
Jan 23, 2012 01:17 PM ET // Tim Wall
The Panama Canal expansion will allow bigger ships with more cargo to pass from the Pacific to the Caribbean, which could result in less greenhouse gas emissions per volume of cargo shipped.
Apr 17, 2012 03:33 PM ET // Tim Wall
Warren Buffett's suggestion that CEOs pay at least an equal tax rate to their secretaries may have been struck down by the Senate, but Buffett also offers guidance on environmental policies in business.
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