Tropical fruit in Nebraska? Geothermal makes it possible … and cheap
5:44pm By Kate YoderPicture this: You’re in a grove of tropical fruit trees, eating oranges, lemons, and figs straight…Feds halt fracking off California coast, for now
5:08pm By Katie Herzog
Great news in the fight to halt the planet’s de-evolution into a fiery pit of manmade earthquakes…Can you turn climate change activism into a game? Here’s how we’ll find out
4:54pm By Heather Smith
The video that I’m watching could have been made in the ’80s. It has the corny laugh track…Ben Carson gets called out on climate cluelessness by Iowa voter
4:36pm By Katie Herzog
Of all the head-shaking weirdness of the 2016 presidential race, the candidate who most confuses me…Should I wash my clothes in the shower?
6:00am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, I live in a restored historic apartment building with no washer or dryer. I hate…This Silicon Valley hotshot is modernizing one of the world’s most conservative industries
5:30am By Amanda Little
David Friedberg is a lifelong vegetarian. He was president of his high school’s “Healing Our…Tips and tricks for eating out as a vegan
Sun 8:00am By Gena Hamshaw
In 2014, the Humane Research Council interviewed a large group of former vegetarians and vegans.…The seas are swallowing South Florida. Where’s Marco Rubio?
Jan 30, 2016, 8:00 am By Nina Burleigh
This story was originally published by Newsweek and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…New report shows mistreatment of garment workers by familiar brands
Jan 29, 2016, 7:56 pm By Katie Herzog
Unless you purchase all your garments handmade from Etsy, your artfully distressed culottes were…Huge, hurricane-resistant wind turbines could be coming to an ocean near you
Jan 29, 2016, 6:26 pm By Kate Yoder
When it comes to big wind power projects, we’re starting to throw caution to — well, the wind.…Elon Musk’s Hyperloop competition lures in smart students with big ideas
Jan 29, 2016, 6:17 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
What were you doing when you were 17? I, for one, was riding around shotgun in my boyfriend’s…How the Koch brothers grew their tentacles
Jan 29, 2016, 5:35 pm By Heather Smith
How did the Koch brothers — Charles and David Koch, who are, respectively, the sixth and seventh…Jeb Bush pins his hopes for a climate solution on some dude in a garage
Jan 29, 2016, 5:04 pm By Katie Herzog
Unlike most Republicans running for president, Jeb “Let’s Add An Exclamation Point” Bush…Elizabeth Warren: It’s time to focus on the crimes of the rich and powerful
Jan 29, 2016, 3:19 pm By Katie Herzog
America has a justice problem. In a nation where (generally poor, generally black or brown) people…It’s been a crazy week for fights over abortion and sandwiches
Jan 29, 2016, 3:17 pm By Eve Andrews
One of the most infuriating things a man can say to a woman — mostly because it is, in fact,…We can’t ignore the ugly fact of forced sterilizations in the U.S.
Jan 29, 2016, 2:15 pm By Eve Andrews
This week, I had the challenging experience of watching No Más Bebes (No More Babies), a…Garbage-detecting vultures tackle Lima’s trash problem
Jan 28, 2016, 8:04 pm By Kate YoderThe vulture might seem like an unlikely urban superhero — I mean, not to us, but maybe to most…Mushroom burial suit turns dead bodies into clean compost
Jan 28, 2016, 7:54 pm By Katie Herzog
You are going to die. It’s a frightening reality that most of us prefer to ignore, but the truth…Most conspiracy theories have one giant problem
Jan 28, 2016, 7:19 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
Conspiracy theorists have it easy. They can say whatever they want without having to back it up…Bernie tells it like it is to teenage climate denier
Jan 28, 2016, 5:58 pm By Katie Herzog
While we don’t generally advocate picking on kids over here, a hearty pat on the back to Bernie…
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