Move over, cotton. This smart fabric could change our lives
Jun 1, 2015, 4:22 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
World peace has always been an unachievable fantasy. Until now. A group of researchers at UC San…Why your organic, fair-trade, cruelty-free chocolate bar won’t save the world
Jun 1, 2015, 3:11 pm By Nathanael Johnson
International trade has made it impossible to see the consequences of our purchases. Buy a…Is Seattle a model for sustainable cities, or just a mess?
Jun 1, 2015, 2:46 pm By Greg Hanscom
In 1962, nearly 10 million people stampeded to the shores of Puget Sound for the Century 21…Foster Farms to reduce antibiotics in its chicken, but is it enough?
Jun 1, 2015, 2:41 pm By Nathanael Johnson
A month ago, when Tyson announced it was slashing the use of antibiotics on its vast chicken farms,…Maryland’s Republican governor just let a fracking moratorium become law
Jun 1, 2015, 1:29 pm By John Light
A bill to put a two-year moratorium on fracking in Maryland finally became law at the end of the day…Can I have a composting toilet?
Jun 1, 2015, 5:00 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Since reading The Big Necessity by Rose George, I would love to see London’s Victorian…Your comprehensive guide to making kick-ass asparagus
May 31, 2015, 5:00 am By Alexandra Stafford
We’re serious about keeping farmers market produce on the menu all year long. Alexandra Stafford…Most glaciers in Mount Everest area will disappear
May 30, 2015, 8:23 am By John Vidal
This story was produced by The Guardian as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Most of the…4 crazy facts from a new fashion documentary
May 29, 2015, 8:52 pm By Ana Sofia KnaufWell, it appears my days of “retail therapy” are over — or at least they should be. I checked…Bernie Sanders cares about cockblocking, too
May 29, 2015, 7:59 pm By Eve Andrews
Twenty-one-year-old Bernie Sanders wrote a lengthy piece in the University of Chicago paper,…Why are officials turning off the tap this summer in some of America’s most vulnerable cities?
May 29, 2015, 7:25 pm By Madeleine Thomas
Come April, municipal utilities across the country start cracking down on businesses and homes late…Here’s why we need to politicize disasters
May 29, 2015, 7:23 pm By Tim Kovach
The past week has brought widespread devastation throughout Texas, as torrential rain and tornadoes…California Senate candidate: “We’re all going to die”
May 29, 2015, 6:50 pm By Heather Smith
Have you ever wished there was more talk of climate change in national politics? Have you ever sat…Walrus cam or the Entourage movie? Either way, bunch of dudes on a beach
May 29, 2015, 6:36 pm By Darby Minow SmithThe boys are back in town. Worn out from some serious smashin’, the dudes crash on a beach to…A Republican governor just bucked his party to veto an ag-gag law
May 29, 2015, 3:33 pm By Nathanael Johnson
On Friday, North Carolina’s governor, Pat McCrory, vetoed a bill meant to keep animal-rights…Guess what Lil Mama’s new single “Sausages” is really about
May 29, 2015, 3:04 pm By Liz CoreA common way to talk to kids about uncomfortable topics involves making up an elaborate metaphor…The real sharing economy doesn’t require apps, just kindness
May 29, 2015, 1:56 pm By Sam Bliss
Small town Americans probably laugh at the urban fad called the sharing economy. In depressed rural…Detroit turns the lights back on with a solar experiment
May 29, 2015, 1:47 pm By Heather Smith
When you write about Detroit, you notice that everybody with a stake in it has a particular Detroit…Ben & Jerry’s fights climate change with gross-sounding new flavor
May 28, 2015, 7:32 pm By Eve AndrewsLeave it to Ben & Jerry’s to really put climate change in perspective. You want to talk about…These maps show how rent is too damn high across America
May 28, 2015, 7:11 pm By Madeleine Thomas
Brace yourself: The average American worker needs to earn $19.35 an hour to afford rent for a…
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