Texas takes civil rights challenge all the way to the Supreme Court
Jan 23, 2015, 7:04 pm By Brentin Mock
The war on civil rights protections continues at the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2013, the high court…Forget aliens — these NASA drones track methane
Jan 23, 2015, 6:18 pm By Liz Core
Believe it or not, NASA doesn’t just launch scads of money into outer space: The agency’s Jet…The Exelon-Pepco merger: Big, nuke-heavy utility looking for new ratepayers to fleece
Jan 23, 2015, 4:46 pm By David Roberts
Get ready, people. We’re about to make utility mergers sexy! The short version: Exelon is a big,…At least a couple GOP presidential contenders accept climate science, and that matters
Jan 23, 2015, 3:47 pm By Ben Adler
Even by the standards of Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney has had a lot of positions on climate change. In…Love letters to Thor, whose things we found in the melting ice
Jan 23, 2015, 3:12 pm By Eve Andrews
A team of archaeologists led by Lars Pilo in Oppland County, Norway, have uncovered a number of…Self-destruction genes could keep GMOs from spilling into the wild
Jan 23, 2015, 1:04 pm By Tim McDonnell
It’s the worst nightmare of activists opposed to genetically modified crops: An errant GMO seed…Obama’s trade agenda is a disaster for the environment, greens warn
Jan 23, 2015, 12:59 pm By John Light
In a State of the Union address that hit most of the right notes on the environment and other…India invites Obama over, but wants 350.org and Sierra Club to stay home
Jan 23, 2015, 1:23 am By John Light
Even as Barack Obama prepares to visit India next week to talk about climate change and other…We only got 3 minutes to save the world
Jan 22, 2015, 7:35 pm By Sam Bliss
Since 1947, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a magazine started by the creators of the…When it comes to efficiency, U.S. military soldiers on
Jan 22, 2015, 6:43 pm By Sara Bernard
It may come as no surprise to you that the Department of Defense is the biggest energy consumer in…This chart of rising ocean temperatures is terrifying
Jan 22, 2015, 4:57 pm By Liz Core
This year’s biggest climate change news was that 2014 was hottest year on record. Turns out,…Senator clears humans of climate change using acclaimed scientific journal
Jan 22, 2015, 3:35 pm By Jeremy Schulman
To understand the craziness that just went down on the floor of the U.S. Senate, you first have to…How Citizens United paved the way for Big Oil’s bribes
Jan 22, 2015, 2:17 pm By Stephen Kretzmann
If you are wondering why a pipeline that would create fewer jobs than a new McDonald’s is the No.…Bill and Melinda Gates plan to end hunger in Africa in 15 years
Jan 22, 2015, 12:23 pm By Nathanael JohnsonIn their latest annual letter, Bill and Melinda Gates make some audacious predictions. Their main…Now Republicans are trying to block international climate deals
Jan 22, 2015, 11:42 am By John Light
Along with a whole mess of other amendments that senators are trying to tack on to Keystone pipeline…Exclusive: Mandolin Orange’s intimate “Wake Me” performance at Pickathon
Jan 22, 2015, 11:28 am By Grist staff
Drawing influences from classic bluegrass, folk, country, and even traditional gospel, the North…Big palm oil trader’s website begins to deliver on sustainability pledge
Jan 22, 2015, 10:38 am By Nathanael Johnson
There’s some more news from the series of successes in palm oil reform: Wilmar International, the…Greens who want results should take lessons from the grassroots
Jan 22, 2015, 8:03 am By Brentin Mock
Environmentalists moped into 2015 knowing that last year’s midterm elections produced one of the…Pesticides just got a whole lot smaller. Is that a good thing?
Jan 22, 2015, 7:02 am By Liz Core
Nanoparticles are basically the X-Men of the molecular world, in that they are unpredictable,…Where can I find the most eco-friendly surf gear?
Jan 22, 2015, 6:02 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Surfing is a beautiful, meditative alignment with the mother ocean. But, it’s also a feast of…
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