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Megaships and Global Shipping

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Edward Humes is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and the author of a fascinating new book.

The Hidden Costs of Your Morning Coffee

Edward Humes is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and the author of a fascinating new book.

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It's been 20 years since John Tierney first argued in the New York Times magazine that the benefits of recycling were not worth the cost.

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