Climate activists and pipeline protesters turn to civil disobedience in the Northeast
Feb 16, 2016, 7:00 pm By Ben Adler
Nine climate activists are facing charges in New York state for an act of civil disobedience. One…Huge spike in methane emissions tied to the U.S.
Feb 16, 2016, 6:36 pm By Bobby Magill
There was a huge global spike in one of the most potent greenhouse gases driving climate change over…150,000 penguins have disappeared in Antarctica. Thanks, climate change!
Feb 16, 2016, 6:20 pm By Katie Herzog
Penguin haters, rejoice! According to a new study published in the journal Antarctic Science, the…A bogus theory connecting Zika virus to Monsanto could give mosquitoes a boost
Feb 16, 2016, 6:18 pm By Nathanael Johnson
You may have seen the theory that the increase in microcephaly in South America is caused not by the…There are now tiny Teslas for the tiny rich kid in your life
Feb 16, 2016, 5:34 pm By Kate Yoder
The newest Tesla on the block isn’t a toy for billionaires. Instead, it’s a toy for their…Malls, power plants, and zoos all count as “critical infrastructure” vulnerable to cyberattack
Feb 16, 2016, 4:01 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
The definition of “critical infrastructure” depends a lot on who’s defining it. For…John Oliver explains how voter fraud is a problem — but only among politicians
Feb 16, 2016, 2:39 pm By Katie HerzogJohn Oliver — the British host of HBO’s Last Week Tonight — focused on voter ID laws during…The untested limits — and wonderful naps — of self-driving cars
Feb 16, 2016, 7:23 am By Heather Smith
Once, when the economy had tanked (again) and the only work my dad could find was working the late…How Obama went from coal’s top cheerleader to its No. 1 enemy
Feb 15, 2016, 6:57 am By Richard L. Revesz
This excerpt is adapted from the new book Struggling for Air: Power Plants and the “War on…How Obama went from coal’s top cheerleader to its No. 1 enemy
Feb 15, 2016, 6:57 am By Richard L. Revesz
This excerpt is adapted from the new book Struggling for Air: Power Plants and the “War on…Everybody wipes — so what’s the best method?
Feb 15, 2016, 6:00 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, What’s better in the bathroom for the environment: a water-using bidet system for…Scalia’s death means Obama’s Clean Power Plan is more likely to succeed
Feb 14, 2016, 2:49 pm By Jack Lienke
Three weeks ago, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denied motions to stay the…Your winters could be more rainy and less snowy thanks to climate change
Feb 14, 2016, 7:00 am By Brian Kahn
For most states in the U.S., winters without snow would be like a Super Bowl performance without…Flint isn’t alone: America has a coast-to-coast toxic crisis
Feb 14, 2016, 6:00 am By David Rosner
“I know if I was a parent up there, I would be beside myself if my kids’ health could be at…Climate change is awfully hard on native plants
Feb 13, 2016, 7:26 am By John Upton
BERKELEY, Calif. — Willis Linn Jepson encountered a squat shrub while he was collecting botanical…Is climate change giving the Great Barrier Reef herpes?
Feb 12, 2016, 7:09 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
Herpes: Nobody wants ’em, everyone’s got ’em — even, it turns out, the Great Barrier Reef.…Toyota’s sick paint job could cut carbon emissions
Feb 12, 2016, 7:07 pm By Kate Yoder
Toyota’s 2017 Prius comes in a lurid shade of lime green that’ll make you thirsty for a mojito.…Whole Foods pop-up might offer tattoos next to the asparagus water
Feb 12, 2016, 5:10 pm By Katie Herzog
Talk about a one-stop shop. In an effort to update their image from the asparagus water-supplier…Debate moderators should ask Hillary and Bernie about climate plans
Feb 12, 2016, 4:33 pm By Eric Holthaus
This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Gravitational wave discovery gives us reason to save humankind, I guess
Feb 12, 2016, 4:28 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
So by now you’ve probably heard that scientists just detected gravitational waves for the first…
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