The climate movement is way too focused on market-based solutions
Aug 23, 2014, 8:37 am By Patrick Mazza
There was a time when we met overarching challenges with bold public purpose and concerted action as…Why Alaska is doing salmon right
Aug 22, 2014, 7:24 pm By Eve Andrews
Kirk and Heather HardcastleTaku River RedsJuneau, Alaska This salmon wholesaler abides by strict…Give up, bike thieves, you can’t steal these wheels
Aug 22, 2014, 7:23 pm By Madeleine ThomasBolt cutters are a nightmare for bike owners. Thieves can slice through cables and padlocks in…Everyone’s talking about the Ferguson looters. Let’s shame the polluters, too
Aug 22, 2014, 7:09 pm By Brentin Mock
A lot has been made of the damage done as the result of riots and looting following the shooting of…Why ignoring global warming is like driving across a rickety bridge
Aug 22, 2014, 2:14 pm By Chris Mooney
Earlier this week, the nonprofit group WWF-UK sent out this twitpic: Would you keep driving?…350.org challenges climate activists to stand up for Ferguson
Aug 22, 2014, 12:45 pm By Brentin Mock
For Deirdre Smith, the strategic partnership coordinator of the climate activist group 350.org,…Why Alabama is doing baby back ribs right
Aug 22, 2014, 12:38 pm By Eve Andrews
Nick PihakisJim ’N Nick’s Community Bar-B-QBirmingham, Ala. In the words of poet Jake Adam…Could a copy-editing error undermine Obama’s climate rule?
Aug 22, 2014, 7:17 am By Jack LienkeIf you can’t beat ’em, point out their typos. That seems to be the lesson of the D.C. Circuit…One woman’s odyssey to find Michigan’s anti-fracking movement
Aug 22, 2014, 6:55 am By Heather Smith
Until a year ago, Kate Levin was feeling pretty calm. Her friends back in her home state,…Grow your own California mountain. Just add drought
Aug 21, 2014, 7:07 pm By Madeleine Thomas
Well here’s something we didn’t see coming: Extreme drought can cause mountains to behave like…Are you there, God? It’s me, climate scientist
Aug 21, 2014, 5:18 pm By Sara Bernard
Hey climate scientists, how’re you feeling? Pretty lousy, it seems: This blog collects…How a Koch brother is combating climate change at a coal mine
Aug 21, 2014, 3:17 pm By Ben Adler
What do Bill Koch, the Aspen Skiing Company, and environmentalists all have in common? Nothing,…Vegas tops the list of the country’s worst heat islands
Aug 21, 2014, 3:15 pm By Greg Hanscom
Las Vegas is toast. Seriously. Thanks to the urban heat island effect, Sin City is 7.3 degrees…Dear Blue Apron, you’re just making it worse
Aug 21, 2014, 1:46 pm By Nathanael Johnson
So the other night we got a Blue Apron box. Blue Apron is this business that delivers all the…EPA, community activists put toxic oil refineries in a headlock
Aug 21, 2014, 1:35 pm By Brentin Mock
It’s not just coal that’s been getting the wind kicked out of it. Oil refineries will soon be…This is what a more sustainable American food system looks like
Aug 21, 2014, 12:44 pm By Eve AndrewsLet’s be real: The American food system today has some pretty daunting issues. We’re saddled…Governors love this pipeline in the Northeast, residents not so much
Aug 21, 2014, 8:07 am By Heather Smith
For months now, I’ve been reading about the 180 miles of gas pipeline that energy giant Kinder…What’s the best way to dispose of an old car battery?
Aug 21, 2014, 7:02 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. I had to get a new battery for my car. I asked the guy what they did with the old one and he said…Walk to work — you’ll be happier
Aug 20, 2014, 8:59 pm By Sara Bernard
A recent survey from Montreal’s McGill University suggests that people who walk or take the…You might think bikeshares cut down on CO2, but the truth is complicated
Aug 20, 2014, 8:19 pm By Madeleine Thomas
Nearly 40 bikeshares have popped up across the U.S. since the first program launched in Tulsa in…
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