Obama’s top environmental official on the Paris attacks, climate change, and national security
1:23pm By Tim McDonnellThis story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…No, you’re not paranoid: The Koch brothers really are spying on you
1:14pm By Katie Herzog
There’s a secret intelligence network funded by evil billionaire brothers determined to choose the…Following Shell, another oil company pulls out of Arctic
Tue 6:12pm By Katie Herzog
Following in the wake of Shell’s decision to abandon its operations in the Arctic, another…Israeli military offers a death-free experience — for soldiers’ diets, at least
Tue 5:05pm By Suzanne Jacobs
It sounds like the plot of a Portlandia sketch: Vegans have invaded the military and are demanding…Florida to rebuild jail on land prone to flooding. Climate change will only make things worse
Tue 4:38pm By Raven Rakia
When it comes to climate change in the United States, Florida is first in line. Recent studies have…No, Obama’s Clean Power Plan won’t raise your electric bills, no matter what conservatives say
Tue 3:53pm By Ben Adler
The Clean Power Plan, Obama’s new rule limiting carbon emissions from power plants, has a lot of…U.S. public transportation sucks, and this is why
Tue 3:19pm By Eve AndrewsIf you’ve ever had the experience of waiting for a very late train, sitting on a broken-down…Uber: Climate hero or climate villain?
Tue 3:07pm By Katie Herzog
Is Uber better for the planet, or worse? Hard to tell. At this point a few years into the…French authorities near decision about whether to allow climate rallies
Tue 1:32pm By James West
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Coral reefs are in trouble. Meet the people trying to rebuild them
Tue 11:52am By Amelia Urry
From the boat, there’s nothing remarkable about the place — just choppy water and a white…This climate denier just can’t wait to debut his “documentary” in Paris
Tue 4:03am By Katie Herzog
Marc Morano has a message for you and it goes something like this: Climate change isn’t real! The…4 reasons why we can and must fight terrorism and poverty through climate action
Tue 3:16am By Robert Pollin
Soon after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City, then-President George W. Bush…Does the chicken industry pluck farmers?
Nov 16, 2015, 6:08 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Since the end of World War II, poultry companies have been fine-tuning a system that gets farmers to…What will happen to the huge climate protests planned for Paris?
Nov 16, 2015, 6:06 pm By James West
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…People want to frack the hell out of this giant piece of tiramisu
Nov 16, 2015, 5:16 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
The word Permian can mean very different things to very different people. To an evolutionary…The sad, sickening truth about South L.A.’s oil wells
Nov 16, 2015, 4:40 pm By Aura Bogado
It’s bad enough to live close to a neighborhood oil well. There’s that nauseating smell, and the…Breast implants could be used to study pollution in the human body
Nov 16, 2015, 2:50 pm By Katie Herzog
Hold on to your tits, ladies: Used breast implants could be very helpful to science. According to a…This new startup is doing hydropower right
Nov 16, 2015, 2:05 pm By Ben Adler
The Amtrak trip north along the Hudson River from New York City is one of the most stunning train…New hottie Canadian prime minister essentially kills Northern Gateway pipeline
Nov 16, 2015, 1:01 pm By Katie Herzog
Environmental and First Nations groups are celebrating recently elected Canadian Prime Minister…Paris climate activities to be scaled back, even as official summit goes forward
Nov 16, 2015, 9:46 am By Lisa Hymas
The horrific terrorist attacks in Paris came just two weeks before the city is due to host a…
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