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Culture
Here's How to Avoid Roses That Support Violent Labor Abuses This Valentine's Day [Updated]
Here's how to make sure your significant others' Valentine's Day roses didn't go toward labor abuses on flower farms in the third world.
Environment
Chevron Ordered to Pay $8.6 Billion in Amazon Pollution Case
Chevron is being ordered to pay a massive fee for pollution in Ecuador—and the amount will be doubled if the company doesn't apologize.
Environment
How Crowdfunding Saved 722 Square Miles of Rainforest
Ecuador will choose rainforest preservation over oil exploitation, if the rest of the world can contribute enough money to make it worthwhile.
Technology
Oil Standard: A Fair-Trade Tiger in Your Tank
Gaia Certification aims to build a network of progressive fuel centers selling fair-trade gasoline.
Lifestyle
Is a Rare Type of Dwarfism the Fountain of Youth?
Tiny Ecuadorian villagers lack a key growth hormone. They also almost never get cancer, diabetes, or other age-related diseases.
LOOK: On the Road with Ethos Alliance
One of the worst environmental disasters in history, the "Amazon Chernobyl" refers to the roughly 17 million gallons of crude oil and the 18...
Business
By Leaving Oil Underground, Ecuador Cashes In
Ecuador scores $3.6B from rich nations to keep oil under the pristine, biodiversity-rich Yasuni Park untapped. Guardian
