Mardi Gras beads make a much bigger mess than you’d imagine
Feb 26, 2017, 7:33 am By David Redmon
Shiny, colorful bead necklaces, also known as “throws,” are now synonymous with Mardi Gras. Even…States are trying to bring science denial to the classroom
Feb 25, 2017, 6:00 am By Rebecca Boyle
This story was originally published by Fusion and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Transit ridership is slipping in some big cities.
Feb 24, 2017, 3:21 pm By Nathanael Johnson
And that’s surprising because many buses and trains seem more crowded than ever. In fact, a…Climate activists are rooting for Keith Ellison to head up the Democratic National Committee.
Feb 23, 2017, 7:49 pm By Lisa Hymas
Democratic Party insiders will vote for a new chair this weekend. The winner will get the tough job…Standing Rock is burning.
Feb 23, 2017, 4:49 pm By Sabrina Imbler
About 150 people voluntarily left the last occupied resistance camp by Wednesday at 2:00 p.m., the…Exxon just decided to keep a big chunk of its tar sands in the ground.
Feb 23, 2017, 2:51 pm By Nathanael Johnson
In a press release, the company said that oil prices are so low that it’s simply not profitable to…Here’s what the world’s biggest solar farm looks like from space
Feb 23, 2017, 1:08 pm By Brian Kahn
On the Tibetan Plateau in eastern China, 4 million solar panels silently soak up the sun as part of…We explain Keystone XL, the pipeline that just won’t die
Feb 23, 2017, 5:51 am By Sabrina Imbler
original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfpszlrTN_4 When Obama rejected the permit for…Here are some of the most unnerving things we’ve read so far in those Pruitt emails.
Feb 22, 2017, 7:43 pm By Emma Foehringer Merchant
Scott Pruitt, new EPA administrator, had cozy ties with energy companies while serving as…Congressional climate deniers are getting called on their BS at town halls this week.
Feb 22, 2017, 5:37 pm By Amelia UrryIt turns out plenty of their constituents DO care about climate change, clean water, and…Maybe this is the century that America erects giant Atlantic seawalls.
Feb 22, 2017, 5:26 pm By Nathanael JohnsonAnd Boston could get the building started, as city officials are considering a massive barrier…Why the People’s Climate March matters to people of color like me
Feb 22, 2017, 5:12 am By Aura Vasquez
Aura Vasquez is director of climate justice at the Center for Popular Democracy. Ever since taking…Watch the ever-growing rift in Antarctica’s fourth biggest ice shelf
Feb 21, 2017, 7:32 pm By Brian Kahn
It’s summer in Antarctica, which has scientists scurrying around the seventh continent carrying…A California legislator is pushing the state to get all of its electricity from renewables.
Feb 21, 2017, 3:48 pm By Nathanael Johnson
California is already shooting to get half its power from wind, solar and hydro by 2030. But this…Scott Pruitt is making nice with EPA employees, but big changes are to come.
Feb 21, 2017, 2:15 pm By Emma Foehringer Merchant
On Tuesday, he stood in front of a room full of those employees and made his first address as…On Sunday, hundreds of scientists took a break from doing science to rally in support of it.
Feb 21, 2017, 1:06 pm By Amelia Urry
The protesters gathered in Boston’s Copley Square with some impressively nerdy signs, including…The future will be battery-powered
Feb 21, 2017, 6:02 am By Amelia Urry
The battery might be the least sexy piece of technology ever invented. The lack of glamour is…How a climate-friendly flour company built a flourishing market
Feb 20, 2017, 12:48 pm By Patrick Mazza
Shepherd’s Grain sells not only high-quality flour made from wheat grown with no-till practices.…Nearly 8,000 U.S. public schools are plagued by toxic air
Feb 20, 2017, 6:00 am By Jamie Smith Hopkins
Interstate 405 is one of the nation’s busiest highways, with more than 300,000 vehicles speeding,…Nearly 8,000 U.S. public schools are plagued by toxic air
Feb 20, 2017, 6:00 am By Jamie Smith Hopkins
Interstate 405 is one of the nation’s busiest highways, with more than 300,000 vehicles speeding,…
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