Turn your city into a swarm of robot farms
Dec 3, 2014, 6:15 am By Nathanael Johnson
There’s unused land even in the most prosperous cities. There are vacant lots that developers hold…Could this lawsuit force Obama to fix his ridiculous coal-leasing program?
Dec 2, 2014, 6:15 pm By Ben Adler
A new lawsuit filed in federal court may force President Obama to stop treating public land as if he…Here’s a cool way to visualize carbon emissions
Dec 2, 2014, 5:25 pm By David RobertsThe World Resources Institute has posted a really well-done interactive visualization on the history…A plan to get solar headed in the right direction — literally
Dec 2, 2014, 4:52 pm By Sam Bliss
Up here in the northern hemisphere, south-facing solar panels produce the most total electricity. So…Roadkill fur is flat-out the hottest fashion trend of the season
Dec 2, 2014, 4:31 pm By Liz Core
Remember that time you were driving down I-5 in the middle of the night, and a scared rabbit…6 reasons why green funders need to get off the fence
Dec 2, 2014, 12:47 pm By David Roberts
I was recently asked to give a short presentation on the subject of political polarization to a…India may be the next big polluter to announce a climate plan
Dec 2, 2014, 12:36 pm By John Light
India is poised to unveil a new climate plan as soon as January, an Indian business publication is…Barbra Streisand behind global warming hoax, says Sen. Inhofe
Dec 2, 2014, 11:52 am By David Corn
The recent news on the front page of the New York Times was stark. As thousands of diplomats were…Cheap gasoline summons the dread SUV from its jumbo grave
Dec 2, 2014, 8:33 am By Heather Smith
Environmentally, oil prices are a wash, no matter what. If oil prices rise, people use less of the…After Ferguson, we must ask: Who owns the streets?
Dec 2, 2014, 7:05 am By Brentin Mock
There’s been much discussion about whether the ill-fated encounter between the teenager Michael…11 ways to fall in love with humble, spicy daikon this winter
Dec 2, 2014, 6:31 am By Lindsay-Jean Hard
Daikon is a radish, so it’s a member of the brassica family along with familiar cool-weather…Seas are rising in weird, new ways
Dec 1, 2014, 6:11 pm By Amelia Urry
Here’s a fun fact about “sea-level rise”: The seas aren’t actually level to begin with.…The world’s most important Mad Lib will be filled by ________
Dec 1, 2014, 5:18 pm By Tim McDonnell
The latest round of United Nations climate negotiations kicked off today in Lima, Peru. For the next…Of course Portland wants you to bike to the airport
Dec 1, 2014, 4:38 pm By Sam Bliss
Have you ever tried to get to the airport without a motor vehicle? In most cities, it’s nearly…Whatever, Tesla, this guy just invented a real flying car
Dec 1, 2014, 3:44 pm By Jim Meyer
Mark this day in your calendar, for today is the day that you learned that the flying car…Why this U.N. climate summit is especially important
Dec 1, 2014, 11:58 am By John Light
Thousands of diplomats from around the world are gathering today in Lima, Peru, in the latest round…When a composer wins a Pulitzer for a symphony about sea-level rise, we listen
Dec 1, 2014, 8:08 am By Amelia Urry
For composer John Luther Adams, it all started with birds. Specifically, a nine-movement piece of…Why aren’t we all driving hydrogen fuel cell cars?
Dec 1, 2014, 6:53 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. Hyundai released a zero-emission fuel cell vehicle (FCV) this year, and Toyota is slated to…Aaron Sorkin tackles climate change on “The Newsroom” and … oy
Nov 30, 2014, 9:00 am By David Roberts
Like many people I know, I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with writer Aaron Sorkin. On the…Less food stamps = more hunger. Duh!
Nov 29, 2014, 7:01 am By Nathanael Johnson
How do you eliminate hunger and poverty? I’ve been writing a long, in-depth series about that,…
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