Bacon-fueled motorcycle goes whole hog
Aug 8, 2014, 5:53 pm By Sara Bernard
And the bacon craze continues: A motorcycle that runs on bacon grease is about it take a…The world’s first official climate refugees land in New Zealand
Aug 8, 2014, 4:59 pm By Ted Alvarez
Among other cataclysmic upheavals, climate change is expected to produce waves of refugees seeking…No, climate change won’t kill the planet. But it’ll kill plenty of people!
Aug 8, 2014, 4:53 pm By Jeremy Porter
“It’s not warming, it’s dying.” That’s the message from the man behind the “I ♥ NY”…This giant Canadian mine spill doesn’t make us feel good about Alaska’s Pebble Mine
Aug 8, 2014, 4:34 pm By Darby Minow Smith
Well, damn. If a picture’s worth 1,000 words, my swear jar just got full enough to send all of…Will fracking in the Gulf of Mexico lead to the next Deepwater Horizon?
Aug 8, 2014, 3:39 pm By Heather Smith
If you read the financial papers, you may be aware that the Gulf of Mexico is looking like a giant,…“I Heart NY” mastermind launches catchy climate change logo
Aug 8, 2014, 1:39 pm By Andrew Simon
Design legend Milton Glaser created the iconic “I ♥ NY” logo and cofounded New…Teaching kids about climate change? Read them a classic story
Aug 8, 2014, 12:15 pm By Lori Rotenberk
Last week, watching kids frolic at a playground from the window of his home office, Liam Heneghan…The global warming “pause,” explained by way of a cheeseburger
Aug 8, 2014, 8:05 am By Jim Meyer
Climate change and the planet work a lot like the ill-fated McD.L.T. cheeseburger, according to a…African-American Denali climbing team reaches new heights in this film
Aug 8, 2014, 7:32 am By Sara BernardLast summer, nine intrepid souls celebrated the 100th ascent of Alaska’s snow-capped Denali — at…America’s favorite nut is bad for water, good for cows
Aug 7, 2014, 8:11 pm By Samantha Larson
We’ve been told to lay off the almond milk, but that’s not gonna stop us from gobbling up the…Scientists may have found a way to green our electronics with cigarette butts
Aug 7, 2014, 7:56 pm By Madeleine Thomas
Cigarettes, the most frequently littered item in the country, could give a big bump to green tech,…Move over, landfills — food scraps give Massachusetts biogas
Aug 7, 2014, 4:39 pm By Madeleine Thomas
The state of Massachusetts is cracking down on food waste in a big way. Come October 1, any…Hey, American CEOs: Who’ll be the first to lead on climate change?
Aug 7, 2014, 4:24 pm By Auden Schendler
At the risk of stating the obvious, the climate movement has had a hard road, experiencing a series…Greens and civil rights activists bring Big Coal to its knees in Mississippi
Aug 7, 2014, 3:26 pm By Brentin Mock
Coal continues losing at life, this time in Mississippi where environmental and civil rights…Watch this reporter drink purified sewage
Aug 7, 2014, 3:06 pm By James West
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of…How to cool down with wild mint
Aug 7, 2014, 1:34 pm By Tama Matsuoka Wong
Foraged vegetables are always more fun to cook. So Food52’s resident forager, Tama Matsuoka Wong,…Ask Umbra: Am I a bad person for wanting to flee to the suburbs?
Aug 7, 2014, 7:03 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. I live in a neighborhood that is generally free of violent crime. However, in the last few weeks…Uber and Lyft discover the true meaning of “rideshare”: The carpool
Aug 6, 2014, 7:59 pm By Sara Bernard
This week, peer-to-peer cab companies Uber and Lyft both announced new app features that let you…The U.S. firefighting budget is almost gone, but the forests are still burning
Aug 6, 2014, 7:07 pm By Samantha Larson
On Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said we’ll likely use up our annual budget for…Exploding oil-train owners want insurance slack — just like nuclear power
Aug 6, 2014, 6:51 pm By Heather Smith
Earlier this month, the Department of Transportation released its new proposal for oil-by-rail…
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