Is lusting after a Volkswagen an environmental sin?
Dec 21, 2015, 6:00 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, I’ve been wanting to buy a Volkswagen TDI for a long time, thanks to their amazing…What should you get your kids for Christmas this year? (Hint: Don’t buy it!)
Dec 21, 2015, 5:05 am By Eve AndrewsWe’re looking right down the barrel at Christmas, the annual celebration of capitalist greed.…It’s practically impossible to define “GMOs”
Dec 21, 2015, 4:04 am By Nathanael Johnson
Debates rage over what to do about genetically modified organisms, but we rarely stop to ask a more…Make this lavender sheet spray for a sweeter sleep
Dec 20, 2015, 8:00 am By Athena Calderone
The holidays are all about loved ones. Around this time of year more than any other, I get to play…A 19th-century glimpse of nature and a changing climate
Dec 19, 2015, 8:00 am By Uri Friedman
This story was originally published by The Atlantic and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Turns out ancient humans were bad for nature, too!
Dec 18, 2015, 8:44 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
Humans got a new nickname this week: The Agents of Disturbance. And boy, do we deserve it. In a…A president and a Bear walk into a glacier: Watch Obama’s wilderness adventure
Dec 18, 2015, 8:06 pm By Katie HerzogPresident Obama joined Bear Grylls — the TV host and survivalist who regularly consumes…What makes mayo? FDA finally answers this existential question
Dec 18, 2015, 7:33 pm By Katie Herzog
Remember the great mayo battle of 2015? No? Let us refresh your memory. Earlier this year, it was…BMW and Mercedes accused of cheating on emissions tests
Dec 18, 2015, 5:07 pm By Katie Herzog
Volkswagen might not be the only car company in hot water. The same researchers who discovered that…Star Wars, abortion wars, what’s the difference?
Dec 18, 2015, 4:23 pm By Eve Andrews
My parents put me in the care of my colossal nerd of a brother for a lot of my childhood, which…This crazy light metal could one day make airplanes more fuel-efficient
Dec 18, 2015, 4:15 pm By Suzanne JacobsWhat’s light enough to balance on a dandelion, strong enough to fortify an airplane, and made of…This new campaign in New York wants the state to move to 100 percent clean energy
Dec 18, 2015, 3:51 pm By Raven Rakia
When you think of states that are leading on climate change, you might think of Hawaii, Vermont, or…The wacky, messy tale of the man who just wanted to make a dog poop lamp
Dec 18, 2015, 2:55 pm By Heather Smith
Matthew Mazzotta was in Vermont, visiting his friend Guy Roberts. At some point, as you do, he and…Surprise! The Paris climate agreement is in your house
Dec 18, 2015, 5:05 am By Katharine Wroth
In case you missed it, we got a brand-new global climate deal straight out of COP21 in Paris last…Don’t freak out, but we might be geoengineering with contrails
Dec 17, 2015, 8:32 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
Well, shoot. We may have been geoengineering the planet for years without even realizing it,…This company is bottling air in Canada and selling it to China
Dec 17, 2015, 8:05 pm By Katie Herzog
After recently being duped by a non-existent climate change realtor, my guard against fake…Can “assisted evolution” protect corals from climate change?
Dec 17, 2015, 6:51 pm By Amelia Urry
We’re big fans of The Adaptors here. The power-duo podcast team of Flora Lichtman and Katherine…Exposure to nature linked to stronger communities and reduced crime
Dec 17, 2015, 5:43 pm By Carolyn Gregoire
This story was originally published by Huffington Post and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Nevada ranchers collect drought subsidies while denying the drought
Dec 17, 2015, 5:09 pm By Lance Williams
This story was originally published by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting and is…Companies are cheating on lightbulb efficiency
Dec 17, 2015, 5:06 pm By Kate Yoder
How many companies does it take to screw up a lightbulb? Apparently, at least four. Four…
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