Knight Foundation gives cities $5M for floating farms and fuzzy hats
Mar 31, 2015, 5:55 pm By Ana Sofia Knauf
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation held its first-ever Cities Challenge this year. The goal:…THEESatisfaction makes music about the planet that actually sounds good
Mar 31, 2015, 4:27 pm By Madeleine Thomas
Catherine “Cat” Harris-White and Stasia “Stas” Irons, the duo behind soulful hip-hop…Agribusiness giant tells suppliers to stop cutting down forests
Mar 31, 2015, 3:59 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Today, the state of New York announced that, after negotiations with the global agribusiness…After Cesar Chavez: The fight for farmworker rights isn’t over
Mar 31, 2015, 3:49 pm By Brentin Mock
The irony of nonviolent resistance is that it needs violence to be effective. The spectacle of mobs,…This bloody whaling documentary could teach you something about sustainable food
Mar 31, 2015, 3:23 pm By Amelia UrryFirst off, a warning: This is probably going to be hard to watch. But if you eat meat — even the…Even climate villain Australia might be thinking about cleaning up its act
Mar 31, 2015, 2:22 pm By Tim McDonnell
This story is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. There was a somewhat…Obama makes climate pledge to world, Republicans snipe in background
Mar 31, 2015, 2:00 pm By John Light
The Obama administration today unveiled its proposal for how it intends to reduce climate-changing…Turns out the world’s first “clean coal” plant is a backdoor subsidy to oil producers
Mar 31, 2015, 6:00 am By David Roberts
The world’s first “clean coal” plant — that is, the first full-size coal-fired power plant…Ted Cruz and the GOP have a big climate problem
Mar 30, 2015, 7:08 pm By Sabrina Siddiqui
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Burning coal can help the planet, delusional U.N. board decides
Mar 30, 2015, 6:23 pm By Katie Herzog
Good news, America! The U.N. has just proved that the United States does not have the world’s…The whole world is breaking the law by ignoring climate change
Mar 30, 2015, 5:28 pm By John Light
The countries of the world are violating national and international law by polluting the atmosphere…Mexico just shamed the rest of the world with its climate plan
Mar 30, 2015, 3:01 pm By John Light
Mexico is the first developing country to formally make its climate action pledge ahead of U.N.…Arctic ice melt sets yet another record
Mar 30, 2015, 2:47 pm By Phil Plait
This story was originally published by Slate and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…This Texas town will get all of its energy from solar and wind
Mar 30, 2015, 1:54 pm By Tom Dart
This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…I gave up my iPhone for a week, and my life didn’t end
Mar 30, 2015, 6:06 am By Eve Andrews
When I called my mother to tell her I was putting away my iPhone for a week and she wouldn’t be…What’s the most energy-efficient kind of light?
Mar 30, 2015, 5:59 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Does it save energy to burn candles instead of running an eco-bulb? I currently have one 18W…Solar panel owners and utilities battle it out in California
Mar 29, 2015, 6:00 am By Tim McDonnell
This story is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Solar power is having a…This geoengineering scheme could halt climate change — but it’s probably a terrible idea
Mar 28, 2015, 6:00 am By Jeremy Schulman
This story is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Back in the late 1990s, Ken…Are we really still flushing condoms down the toilet?
Mar 27, 2015, 8:43 pm By Eve Andrews
Hello! It is now the weekend, which means that if you are a socially inclined person with active…In San Francisco, could hanging your laundry get you evicted?
Mar 27, 2015, 8:21 pm By Heather Smith
A property management company in San Francisco has spent the last several months handing out…
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