Meet the Republican magnate who’s funding a push for climate action
Oct 23, 2015, 8:57 am By Amanda Little
Don’t call Andy Sabin the Tom Steyer of the GOP. Yes, he’s a Republican business magnate who has…One more reason the prison industrial complex is awful: The physical distance it puts between people
Oct 22, 2015, 8:28 pm By Raven Rakia
The last time I visited a prison was at the beginning of this year. I tagged along with two people…Here are some surprising findings about religious people and science
Oct 22, 2015, 8:16 pm By Kate Yoder
Turns out that if you’re snoozing on your mattress on Sunday morning, you’re actually more…Climate change more catastrophic for the global economy than we thought
Oct 22, 2015, 7:43 pm By Clayton Aldern
When it comes to climate change, the dark truth is that most people couldn’t care less about it…Paying extra to get that new iPhone faster? It’s a bad deal
Oct 22, 2015, 4:55 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
The problem with tech companies — you know, besides all of these ones — is that when it…Senate panel warms to GMOs
Oct 22, 2015, 12:34 pm By Nathanael Johnson
On Wednesday morning, for the first time in a decade, there was a U.S. Senate hearing on…What’s the deal with pesticides and local food?
Oct 22, 2015, 6:00 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Dear Umbra, I recently asked various vendors at my local farmers market whether their produce was…Mediterranean diet might keep your brain young, science says
Oct 21, 2015, 8:10 pm By Katie Herzog
It’s smart to be wary of big announcements about diets. There are an awful lot of them, after…Spooky! There could be lead in your kid’s face paint
Oct 21, 2015, 8:02 pm By Kate Yoder
There’s something more frightening than the kid-sized vampires, witches, and skeletons who will…Buying bottled water for your health? Stop it
Oct 21, 2015, 5:52 pm By Katie Herzog
You already knew that bottled water is hugely wasteful. It’s an estimated 2,000 times more…Why is lead poisoning still an issue in cities?
Oct 21, 2015, 5:25 pm By Raven Rakia
We already know that urban communities of color are more likely to lack access to healthy foods and…Remote Alaskan villages move from diesel to wind power
Oct 21, 2015, 3:20 pm By Katie Herzog
Alaska may be home to much of the nation’s fuel resources, but that doesn’t mean power comes…Donald Trump is wrong about climate change — again
Oct 21, 2015, 3:17 pm By Tim McDonnell
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…With “moderates” like Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, who needs the radical right wing?
Oct 21, 2015, 2:56 pm By Ben Adler
Mainstream media outlets, looking at the presidential campaign purely in terms of political appeal,…Bernie Sanders urges DOJ to investigate Exxon’s potential fraud on climate change
Oct 21, 2015, 2:46 pm By Laura Barron-Lopez
This story was originally published by The Huffington Post and is reproduced here as part of the…Oslo wants to ban cars from city center and divest billions from fossil fuels
Oct 20, 2015, 8:08 pm By Katie Herzog
There goes Norway making the rest of the world look like crap again. The Guardian reports that the…Special apples urge climate action through awesome natural process
Oct 20, 2015, 7:52 pm By Kate Yoder
These apples are worth more than $230 apiece — and even if you could stomach the cost, you…Check out Obama’s latest tool in the push for climate action
Oct 20, 2015, 5:52 pm By Tim McDonnell
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Climate change is killing the unsung heroes of the oceans: Krill
Oct 20, 2015, 5:13 pm By Katie Herzog
Have you thought about krill recently? No? Weird. Well then, allow me: Krill — those tiny,…Your nail polish might come with a coating of harmful health effects
Oct 20, 2015, 4:52 pm By Katie Herzog
Here’s something to think about the next time you get your nails done: What exactly is in that…
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