To sort or not to sort? That is the recycling question
Jul 27, 2015, 6:03 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. I heard that single-stream recycling has a lower recovery rate then presorted recycling, but that…What kind of meathead are you?
Jul 27, 2015, 5:00 am By Clayton Aldern
Are you a meathead? Do you enjoy a bloody tri-tip, an exotic hunk of wildebeest, or the occasional…Jeb Bush tries to be really, really fair
Jul 27, 2015, 1:11 am By Ben Adler
Jeb Bush proposed a seemingly evenhanded reform to energy policy at an event in New Hampshire last…Potholes on the road to highway funding might put us on a better course
Jul 24, 2015, 7:46 pm By Heather Smith
The Highway Trust Fund is in trouble. No one wants to raise gas taxes, so the fund is running out…Grow better veggies with LED lights
Jul 24, 2015, 4:59 pm By Ana Sofia Knauf
What’s the secret to growing fantastically flavorful or even extra nutrient-dense fruits and…Obama’s power plant rules could cut your electricity bill
Jul 24, 2015, 4:30 pm By Clayton Aldern
What will happen to your electric bill after the Obama administration starts limiting CO2 emissions…Offshore wind power is finally coming to the U.S.
Jul 24, 2015, 4:12 pm By Clayton Aldern
Clean energy advocates aren’t usually excited by the sight of energy infrastructure off their…Is your food being grown with wastewater from the oil industry?
Jul 24, 2015, 3:42 pm By Josh Harkinson
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Pope’s climate encyclical divides American opinion
Jul 24, 2015, 12:45 pm By John Light
A clear-cut majority of swing-state voters agreed in a recent Quinnipiac poll: Pope Francis was…What’s it like to watch a slaughter?
Jul 24, 2015, 5:00 am By Nathanael Johnson
I went to the slaughterhouse to see what happened to the animals, yes, but even more, to see what…The California drought is killing almond trees, too
Jul 23, 2015, 7:31 pm By Ana Sofia Knauf
Salted almonds are essentially God’s gift to snack food, salads, and ice cream. But when it comes…Jeb Bush had some surprising things to say about energy subsidies
Jul 23, 2015, 7:27 pm By Jeremy SchulmanThis story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Your bus never comes because the world is a crazy place
Jul 23, 2015, 6:56 pm By Eve Andrews
As an urban commuter, every day is a treasure chest full of new and exciting surprises. One day,…A look at California’s ambitious climate plans
Jul 23, 2015, 6:20 pm By Kate Galbraith
Nearly a decade ago, California policymakers, facing a frightening future of shriveling snow packs…Welcome, aliens! Wait, just gimme a sec to clean up
Jul 23, 2015, 4:50 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
It’s been a good week for alien hunters. First, the Russian billionaire Yuri Milner pledged $100…The trouble with La Croix
Jul 23, 2015, 4:18 pm By Katie Herzog
We need to talk about your drinking. I know you think you’ve got it under control, that you can…Are all these soaps, detergents, and shampoos just taking us to the cleaners?
Jul 23, 2015, 6:06 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Do I really need a bunch of different products to clean my laundry, dishes, body, hair, etc.? In…We recall 100 blue whales’ worth of meat a year
Jul 23, 2015, 5:00 am By Nathanael Johnson
There’s just something about possibly putrid meat that triggers the most basic of limbic alarm…James Hansen’s new climate study is terrifying, but he still has hope
Jul 22, 2015, 11:58 pm By Ben Adler
When James Hansen speaks, climate hawks listen. Hansen was legendary during his long career as…Shell gets the final go-ahead to drill in the Arctic
Jul 22, 2015, 11:43 pm By John Light
Shell has cleared its last regulatory hurdle before beginning drilling in the Arctic. And while that…
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