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  • Solar Panels Literally Produce Tons of Toxic Waste

    Solar Panels Literally Produce Tons of Toxic Waste1

    A Popular Choice Solar panels have been heralded as the alternative to fossil fuels for decades. Most readers have likely seen exciting headlines claiming we could power the world’s energy demands multiple times were we simply to cover the Sahara Desert with a solar farm the size of China. The fact that such endeavors would

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  • How Many People Must Die to Fix the Planet?

    How Many People Must Die to Fix the Planet?0

    On the 40th anniversary of the first world climate conference in 1979, the journal Bioscience published the ominously titled “World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency.” “Scientists,” the Warning begins, “have a moral obligation to clearly warn humanity of any catastrophic threat and to ‘tell it like it is.’ On the basis of this obligation…we declare, with

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  • How Regulated is Your State?

    How Regulated is Your State?0

    Government regulations can be very costly in terms of both time and money. Though we often focus on what this means in terms of federal regulations, the U.S. government isn’t the only entity generating rules that can burden individual Americans and businesses without necessarily providing any positive benefit for them. State governments also impose regulations on the residents

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  • Maternity Retailer Files for Bankruptcy

    Maternity Retailer Files for Bankruptcy0

    The world’s largest maternity retailer, Destination Maternity, filed for bankruptcy this week. The company has 183 stores across markets in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Could its potential closure be a sign of things to come for the baby industry, as women have fewer babies and our population grows older? The company blames increased competition in maternity clothing at

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  • California: The Blue Ribbon Poverty State

    California: The Blue Ribbon Poverty State0

    The U.S. Census Bureau released new poverty data this month, and California once again has the nation’s highest poverty rate, according to the “Supplemental Poverty Measure.” According to the SPM, California’s poverty rate in 2018 was 18.1 percent, followed by Louisiana with 16.5 percent, and Florida with 16.2 percent. The states with the lowest poverty rates

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  • Not All Candy Is Candy… for Tax Purposes Anyways

    Not All Candy Is Candy… for Tax Purposes Anyways0

    Halloween shoppers have many delicious decisions to make before trick-or-treaters show up at their doors. And in many states, those choices will change how much tax they pay. In Illinois, for example, locals pay a higher state sales tax rate – 6.25 percent versus one percent – on Reese’s, gummi worms and Hershey’s milk chocolate bars

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