Pro-tip: It costs a lot when you spill tar sands oil into a river
Jul 20, 2016, 3:17 pm By Scott Dodd
One of the worst inland oil spills in U.S. history will result in a fine second only to the one…Way back when, Big Oil taught tobacco companies a few tricks
Jul 20, 2016, 2:37 pm By Katie Herzog
For a long time, we’ve thought that Big Oil used a playbook first developed by…India set a record by planting 50 million trees in one day
Jul 20, 2016, 10:44 am By Katie Herzog
Trees are a valuable tool in the fight against climate change. It’s the ultimate in carbon-capture…Meet a Republican mayor and convention delegate who takes climate change seriously
Jul 20, 2016, 9:51 am By Ben Adler
Jim Brainard, the six-term mayor of Carmel, Indiana, may seem like a typical Midwestern Republican,…No cars allowed on this 3,000-mile East Coast bike trail
Jul 20, 2016, 7:07 am By Kate Yoder
Biking from Maine to Florida might sound like a nightmare to lots of people — but it’s a…Gotta catch ’em all? It’s a lot easier if you’re white.
Jul 19, 2016, 6:16 pm By Aura Bogado
For those of you who’ve deprived yourselves of the thrill that is Pokemon Go, here’s all you…Obama tries to revive a grassroots solar program
Jul 19, 2016, 5:12 pm By Heather Smith
Can the Obama administration Frankenstein a celebrated solar program back to life? The…Terrify a child with climate change inaction figures
Jul 19, 2016, 3:28 pm By Katie Herzog
You’ve likely heard about the new collectibles taking the world by storm: They’re cute, cuddly,…Fracking and immigration activists unite 60 feet above the RNC
Jul 19, 2016, 3:20 pm By Aura Bogado
Four anti-fracking, pro-immigrant activists scaled 60-foot flagpoles a few blocks away from the…Clinton might pick whatshisname — that ag guy — for Veep
Jul 19, 2016, 3:12 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Rumor has it that Hillary Clinton may pick Tom Vilsack, President Obama’s Secretary of…Republicans are trying to scare you about crime, but cities have been getting safer
Jul 19, 2016, 2:31 pm By Ben Adler
The first night of the Republican National Convention had a clear theme: be afraid, be very afraid.…11 ways the Republican platform attacks the environment
Jul 19, 2016, 12:28 pm By Ben Adler
The Republican Party’s 2016 platform, released on Monday at its national convention in Cleveland,…The world’s biggest seed companies are wooing
Jul 19, 2016, 5:59 am By Nathanael Johnson
When I think about what’s happening with the world’s largest seed suppliers right now, I…Rubio skips RNC to inadequately address Florida’s algae problem
Jul 19, 2016, 5:30 am By Katie Herzog
A few prominent Republicans will be noticeably absent from the RNC this week, including Marco…Florida’s algae-infested lakes are a sign of things to come
Jul 18, 2016, 7:27 pm By Andrea Thompson
Nearly 240 square miles of Lake Okeechobee, the largest freshwater lake in Florida, are covered in a…If you want fact-free speeches, Cleveland is the perfect place to go
Jul 18, 2016, 6:11 pm By Katie Herzog
Finally! The week we’ve all been waiting for all year has arrived. No, not the world premiere…We’re here to make sense of an election that doesn’t
Jul 18, 2016, 4:56 pm By Scott Dodd
In the United States, presidential elections get all the attention (especially when reality TV stars…He gave them a raise. They gave him a Tesla.
Jul 18, 2016, 1:21 pm By Katie Herzog
A CEO of a credit card processing company made waves last year by raising the minimum wage at his…How can I protect myself from a pesticide-spraying neighbor?
Jul 18, 2016, 8:13 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, Our neighbor two doors over has his newly planted peach orchard sprayed using an…Most Republicans who care about climate change are skipping the convention
Jul 18, 2016, 6:16 am By Ben Adler
Most congressional Republicans with even a hint of moderation on climate change are distancing…
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