As Arctic sea ice melts, polar bears eat less surf, more turf
Jul 15, 2014, 3:31 pm By Jim Meyer
The Polar Press, the leading polar bear paper, recently ran this uplifting headline: “Ice-starved…Is organic food healthier? A new analysis adds… a question mark
Jul 15, 2014, 12:08 pm By Nathanael Johnson
A new paper on nutrition in organic foods just came out. It’s a meta-analysis — which means,…A growing appetite for local food sends us back to our root cellars
Jul 15, 2014, 7:10 am By Lori Rotenberk
Tucked in a grassy ridge cutting across the Small Family CSA Farm in La Farge, Wis., is a…What kind of environmentalist are you? This time, you decide
Jul 15, 2014, 7:08 am By Samantha Larson
A couple weeks ago, I put together a highly scientific questionnaire in order to dig into the depths…Can we have our sustainable seafood and eat it too?
Jul 15, 2014, 6:58 am By Amelia Urry
You know the feeling: You’re standing in front of the seafood counter, running down the list of…Liz Cheney scorns climate action just as much as her dad
Jul 15, 2014, 2:11 am By Lisa Hymas
Darth Vader and his Sith apprentice — otherwise known as Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz — are…Guess which two words can make your nonpartisan education reforms a hot potato?
9:14pm By Heather Smith
Depending on who you’re talking to, the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)– the first…U.S. tariffs on Chinese solar panels break trade rules, WTO says
8:11pm By John Upton
When it comes to global trade in solar panels and components, the U.S. trade representative wants to…America’s largest reservoir is hitting new record lows every day
6:21pm By John Upton
The drought that’s afflicting much of the American West has hoovered out a record-breaking amount…Another court victory for EPA — this time on mountaintop-removal rules
6:06pm By John Upton
Blowing up mountains so that their coal-filled bellies can be stripped of their climate-changing…Is it hot in here? Yes, and it’s killing us
4:31pm By Eve Andrews
Stop me if you know this feeling: It’s 95 degrees in the shade, with 95 percent humidity. Walking…Oklahoma hit by eight earthquakes in two days. Is the fracking industry to blame?
4:01pm By Samantha Larson
The eight earthquakes that occurred in Oklahoma over the past couple of days may be yet another side…This Texas solar farm uses sheep for its landscaping needs
1:54pm By Jim Meyer
Using livestock in the solar power industry is a time honored practice dating back to at least last…Thanks to the fracking boom, we’re wasting more money than ever on fossil fuel subsidies
12:51pm By Ben Adler
You probably know that the U.S. government subsidizes fossil fuel production. But here’s something…Eden Foods hit by backlash for fighting Obamacare’s contraception mandate
10:47am By Lisa Hymas
We told you recently that Eden Foods, a widely distributed organic brand, has sued the Obama…Hackers hack monster burritos down to sensible size
8:07am By Nathanael Johnson
“Burrito creep” is the sort of jargon you’re unlikely to hear unless you descend deep into a…Ask Umbra: What’s a girl to do with soap that’s full of plastic microbeads?
7:03am By Ask Umbra®
Send your question to Umbra! Q. Shortly before the reports that described the effect of microbeads…With Dov Charney gone, these are the only clothes made by dangerous animals
Sun 8:06am By Amber Cortes
When supporters of the Kamine Zoo in Hitachi, Japan, needed to raise money for renovations, they…Inside Yingli, the giant Chinese solar company sponsoring the World Cup
Jul 12, 2014, 8:38 am By Jaeah Lee
It takes about two hours by car from the Chinese capital Beijing to get to the smog-blanketed…“Snowpiercer” is cli-fi with no science in it. We need more films like it.
Jul 11, 2014, 7:36 pm By Ted AlvarezFirst of all, you’ll have to get past the title. Yes, Snowpiercer sounds like temperature-play…
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