Huge, hurricane-resistant wind turbines could be coming to an ocean near you
Fri 6:26pm 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
Fri 6:17pm 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
Fri 5:35pm 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
Fri 5:04pm 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
Fri 3:19pm 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
Fri 3:17pm 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.
Fri 2:15pm 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…5 percent of polluters create 90 percent of toxic emissions. Guess where they’re located?
Jan 28, 2016, 5:27 pm By Raven Rakia
With the way the Flint water crisis is unfolding, the reality of environmental racism is front and…When a Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s moves in, there goes the neighborhood
Jan 28, 2016, 4:08 pm By Katie Herzog
There are four grocery stores within five blocks of my apartment. This once seemed like a selling…What to know about the Zika virus outbreak, El Nino, and climate change
Jan 28, 2016, 1:59 pm By Tim McDonnell
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Bernie Sanders is the only presidential candidate to oppose fracking
Jan 28, 2016, 1:14 pm By Rebecca Leber
This story was originally published by The New Republic and is reproduced here as part of the…What kind of to-go containers should I use at my new restaurant?
Jan 28, 2016, 6:00 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, I’m developing an eco-friendly restaurant and was excited to find gorgeous…Driverless cars: Utopian idea could lead to commute from Hell
Jan 27, 2016, 7:57 pm By Katie Herzog
Imagine the commute of the future. Instead of slugging down coffee and talk radio and trying to…Moving to a new city? Now’s the perfect time to upgrade your habits
Jan 27, 2016, 7:57 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
Before I went to college, my mom gave me some sage advice: Wear whatever you want, starting on day…Asian coal plants are causing acid rain in the U.S.
Jan 27, 2016, 7:34 pm By Kate Yoder
Catching a snowflake on your tongue just isn’t as fun when mercury-tainted precipitation enters…Is Obama blocking smart hydropower development?
Jan 27, 2016, 5:40 pm By Ben Adler
A sitting Republican senator’s byline on The New York Times op-ed page is an uncommon sight.…
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