No, of course climate change won’t make redheads go extinct
Jul 8, 2014, 8:21 pm By John Upton
The British media landscape is lighting up with dreadful news for our most fair-skinned friends. If…Mysterious blast at Chevron plant shakes pollution-weary Texas town
Jul 8, 2014, 6:57 pm By Brentin Mock
A yet-to-be-explained explosion at a Chevron Phillips chemical plant in Port Arthur, Texas, last…Hot summers make for a bloody Chicago
Jul 8, 2014, 6:10 pm By Eve Andrews
The Fourth of July weekend is widely recognized as a nice little oasis in the middle of the summer…Environmental free-trade deal could help tar-sands producers
Jul 8, 2014, 6:09 pm By John Upton
Negotiations began Tuesday at the World Trade Organization on a free-trade agreement that would free…“It’s raining renewable energy loans!” shrieks DOE, racing to the dance floor
Jul 8, 2014, 6:09 pm By Heather Smith
Last week, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced a $4 billion loan guarantee program for…Oil companies try to weasel out of California’s cap-and-trade program
Jul 8, 2014, 5:34 pm By John Upton
Like climate change, California’s cap-and-trade program is an evolving and growing beast. Since…Um, TransCanada just bought off a town with a firetruck
Jul 8, 2014, 5:07 pm By Heather Smith
Pipeline company TransCanada recently gave Mattawa, a small town in Ontario, Canada, about $28,200…Should wilderness get the axe?
Jul 8, 2014, 3:36 pm By Ted AlvarezThis year, the Wilderness Act turns 50. As is the custom, please join me in celebrating by watching…This fake LEGO ad shows the Arctic drowning in an oil spill
Jul 8, 2014, 2:49 pm By Amelia Urry
I don’t know who thought it was a good idea to get their kids a Shell-themed LEGO set, but…How our fear of ‘wilding’ colored the Central Park Five case
Jul 8, 2014, 2:46 pm By Brentin Mock
The New York City men known as the “Central Park Five” will reportedly receive $40 million for…Tired of just ruining your garden, kudzu destroys the climate, too
Jul 8, 2014, 1:52 pm By Jim Meyer
Kudzu, the climbing, coiling, choking invasive plant is the Khloe Kardashian of the invasive plant…When storms hit, scrappy local reporters rush to the rescue
Jul 8, 2014, 7:01 am By Greg Hanscom
With yet another hurricane roaring up the coast, Ned Berke was determined to keep a cool head. The…Will the U.S. keep spending taxpayer money on dirty coal plants abroad?
Jul 7, 2014, 7:38 pm By John Upton
Congress could get in the way of Obama’s efforts to clean up power plants — not just here at…‘Rollin Coal’ culture warriors want to douse your Prius with their smoke-belching trucks
Jul 7, 2014, 6:12 pm By Jim Meyer
H.L. Mencken is often quoted as saying, “No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence…Canadians are eating tar-sands pollution
Jul 7, 2014, 5:48 pm By John Upton
Tar-sands extraction isn’t just turning swaths of Canadian land into postapocalyptic film…Vegetarians live longer, pollute less — and you no longer have to take their word for it
Jul 7, 2014, 5:27 pm By Jim Meyer
If you’ve ever had a herbivorous roommate, especially one with a thing for lentils, this may come…Why Tom Steyer is not a hypocrite
Jul 7, 2014, 5:13 pm By Ben Adler
Here’s a clue for newspaper reporters: If the loudest people criticizing an environmental activist…Rats! Rodent poison kills hawks, too
Jul 7, 2014, 3:26 pm By Heather Smith
Several years ago, I noticed that hawks had moved into my neighborhood. Well, one hawk. A dead hawk,…Whale poop may help fight climate change
Jul 7, 2014, 3:19 pm By John Metcalfe
It’s not a good time to be living in the ocean. Aside from oil spills and the scourge of plastics…Need to charge your phone while herding? There’s an ass for that
Jul 7, 2014, 1:53 pm By Jim MeyerMost of you may know “Solar Donkeys” as the name of my ill-fated 1987 sci-fi rock opera, but as…
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