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From trash to energy
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Eve Troeh
Jan 27, 2011
Throwing trash into a pit is as good as throwing money into a pit. One landfill manager in Los Angeles tells us how to convert that trash into cash.
Best-Ever Super Bowl Ads: Doritos' 'Laundromat'
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Eve Troeh
Jan 26, 2011
I don't know that I liked it, but I remember it!
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Military plans for alternative fuels criticized
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Eve Troeh
Jan 25, 2011
RAND study says military's plans to use biofuels are not likely to pay off, so research should be curtailed.
MTV's 'Skins' in hot water
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Eve Troeh
Jan 24, 2011
The Parents Television Council is targeting MTV's new teen drama featuring minors who drink, take drugs and have sex. The PTC charges that the show violates child pornography laws. Advertisers are bailing, too.
New USDA Label Steers Consumers toward Renewables
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Eve Troeh
Jan 21, 2011
While Congress continues to lag on passing a renewable energy standard, the US Department of Agriculture has a new plan to help consumers move aw...
Airlines sue Chicago to stop O'Hare expansion
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Eve Troeh
Jan 19, 2011
Chicago wants to expand O'Hare to meet future needs, but United and American Airlines don't want to pay for that while business is still bumpy.
America turns to China for partnerships in green energy
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Eve Troeh
Jan 18, 2011
American companies will meet with a visiting Chinese delegation to form new partnerships in clean energy. Eve Troeh explains that companies in the U.S. have a lot to learn from Chinese companies.
In search of the purpose-driven career
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Eve Troeh
Jan 15, 2011
With unemployment in the U.S. near 10 percent, many job seekers are settling for jobs that are lower paid and of lower status. But Eve Troeh reports that a better approach may be to keep your high standards in place, and to strive for purpose in a career.
In Riviera Maya, tourism may be hurting the attraction
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Eve Troeh
Jan 15, 2011
Tourism along Mexico's coast is expected to grow in 2011. It's helping the country's suffering economy, but continued development may also be hurting the area's main attraction: the coral reef and beaches. Eve Troeh reports on how the government is trying to respond.
Small businesses expand to overseas markets
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Eve Troeh
Jan 14, 2011
President Obama wants to double U.S. exports over the next five years, and one key to that is the U.S. Export-Import Bank. The agency is now focusing on small business, getting owners involved in overseas markets. Eve Troeh reports.