California just signed a landmark bill to tackle climate change
Oct 7, 2015, 4:57 pm By Raven Rakia
It’s official. California Gov. Jerry Brown just signed climate-change bill SB350 into law. The…A more permeable concrete will inspire you to achieve your wildest dreams
Oct 7, 2015, 3:44 pm By Suzanne JacobsIf you think concrete is boring, then you’ve never watched it soak up 4,000 liters of water in 60…Not to be outdone by climate change, God to end world today
Oct 7, 2015, 3:07 pm By Katie Herzog
So long, friends! The world ends today. At least, that’s the prediction of Chris McCann, the…For the first time, a top coal industry executive faces criminal charges
Oct 7, 2015, 2:31 pm By Mason Adams
The autocratic, micro-managing, bludgeoning style that won throwback Appalachian coal baron Don…The story of “ghost bikes”: How a bike memorial in St. Louis sparked a global movement
Oct 7, 2015, 5:06 am By Madeleine Thomas
You’ve probably seen a ghost bike. Maybe its skeletal white frame, locked to a street sign on a…This salad brought to you by … a vegetable factory?
Oct 6, 2015, 7:39 pm By Katie Herzog
Japan almost specializes in reminding us that a sci-fi future is actually happening right now…Watch Stephen Colbert apologize for Whole Foods’ future missteps
Oct 6, 2015, 6:48 pm By Kate YoderWhole Foods has faced a lot of criticism lately, but The Late Show host Stephen Colbert is coming to…Some of the biggest banks are cutting how much they lend to coal companies
Oct 6, 2015, 6:02 pm By Clayton Aldern
Follow the money: Citigroup and ANZ are the latest banks to play a climate hand in the run-up to the…Study confirms the Republican Party is alone in its crazy climate denial
Oct 6, 2015, 5:03 pm By Katie Herzog
Today in No Shit News, a paper in the journal Politics and Policy analyzed conservative parties…Is recycling as awful as the New York Times claims? Not remotely
Oct 6, 2015, 3:01 pm By Ben Adler
Former New York Times op-ed columnist John Tierney took to the front page of the Times’ Sunday…To save chocolate, big food companies have started collaborating
Oct 6, 2015, 1:32 pm By Tove Danovich
Colonel Sanders’ original document for KFC’s secret recipe is reportedly guarded in a safe…Robots could make recycling cheaper and safer
Oct 5, 2015, 8:09 pm By Katie HerzogIt makes sense to be wary of technologies designed to eliminate human labor. We’re humans…Who are the rich Californians using millions of gallons of water a year? It’s a secret
Oct 5, 2015, 6:49 pm By Lance Williams
This story was originally published by Reveal and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Fossil fuels may be causing some serious damage on “The Leftovers” — just like in real life!
Oct 5, 2015, 6:29 pm By Eve Andrews
We’re back with a second season of The Leftovers, the HBO series that titularly compares a…This genius wants to make fuel from poop — no butts about it
Oct 5, 2015, 5:43 pm By Katie Herzog
What if you could power your car with something you flush down the toilet? It may seem like a dream…The TPP agreement: Will it save the rhinos? Or will it destroy everything we love and hold dear?
Oct 5, 2015, 4:47 pm By Heather Smith
Last night, the United States and 11 other countries (Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico,…Mealworms are better at recycling Styrofoam than we are
Oct 5, 2015, 3:53 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
Polystyrene foam, aka the devil’s clamshell, aka the indestructible insulator, aka green public…Retirement homes open up to college students. Everybody wins
Oct 5, 2015, 2:23 pm By Katie Herzog
You might not think college students and old folks would make the best housemates. But, faced…What should I do with my old bathtub?
Oct 5, 2015, 6:00 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, After six years of rough use by tenants, the bottom of our bathtub is peeling and…From the Christian Coalition to climate change: One conservative activist’s story
Oct 5, 2015, 5:05 am By Amanda Little
Think Al Gore, but a lot more charismatic, and a lot more Republican, and female — with curling,…
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