The secret to richer, carbon-capturing soil? Treat your microbes well
Jun 30, 2014, 5:15 am By Nathanael Johnson
Imagine if someone invented machines to suck carbon out of the atmosphere — machines that were…Upcycling finally gets its own reality TV show
Jun 29, 2014, 8:19 am By Jim MeyerAccording to the latest census, there are roughly three times as many reality TV shows as there are…Conservatives don’t deny climate science because they’re ignorant. They deny it because of who they are
Jun 28, 2014, 8:21 am By Chris Mooney
For many years, the U.S. National Science Foundation, more recently with the help of the General…Make Me Care: Can ranchers and foodies be friends?
Jun 27, 2014, 6:55 pm By Darby Minow SmithHowdy! In this week’s Make Me Care, we’re taking a slightly different tack. Instead of…Meet the brazen scientist who’s taking over NASA’s high-powered climate lab
Jun 27, 2014, 6:42 pm By Samantha Larson
When the legendary James Hansen announced his retirement last year as director of NASA’s Goddard…California’s cap-and-trade program will fund environmental justice
Jun 27, 2014, 5:19 pm By John Upton
Have poor Californians hit the environmental-health jackpot? The money raised through the sale of…Going vegetarian can cut your diet’s carbon footprint in half
Jun 27, 2014, 4:38 pm By John Upton
The agricultural industry is a heavy global warmer, responsible for a tenth of U.S. greenhouse gas…First Nations, first dibs, says Canada’s Supreme Court
Jun 27, 2014, 2:36 pm By Heather Smith
With just one court ruling, the situation of pipelines in Canada has changed in a big way. On…This floating magnetic pod is the public transit of the future (we hope)
Jun 27, 2014, 1:19 pm By Jim Meyer
Usually when a defense contractor comes up with a wiz-bang gizmo, it’s the kind of thing that…The public comment process is where bureaucracy and democracy get a room
Jun 27, 2014, 8:22 am By Heather Smith
On a beautiful summer afternoon recently, a handful of people across America decided it was high…The oil boom in one slick infographic
Jun 27, 2014, 7:07 am By Amber CortesOil, oil everywhere! It’s coming … by sea, by rail, and by pipeline. Over the past five years,…Just how friendly are your “bee-friendly” plants?
Jun 26, 2014, 7:49 pm By John Upton
We don’t want to kill your bee-loving buzz, but if you buy “bee-friendly” plants and…To motivate climate activists, use optimism
Jun 26, 2014, 7:41 pm By Heather Smith
So it turns out, hope is important. Did we know that already? We sort of knew that already. But —…Yes, it’s getting hotter in the U.S. — but the humidity will kill you
Jun 26, 2014, 4:34 pm By Jim Meyer
It’s difficult to find a silver lining in our climate-changed future. Yes, the heat is expected to…Farm stands turn your backyard kale into cold, hard cash
Jun 26, 2014, 4:25 pm By Heather Hansman
One Saturday morning a few weeks ago, my friend Caitlin texted me an odd message. “My neighbors…The greenest man in America doesn’t drive a Prius or shop at Whole Foods
Jun 26, 2014, 2:30 pm By Jim MeyerWith all do apologies to the Banner boys, Bruce and David, people are calling Lipo Chanthanasak the…Obama is absolutely lambasting Republicans on climate change now
Jun 26, 2014, 11:52 am By John Upton
It isn’t cool to wreck the climate. Not in 2014, anyway. That much is iceberg clear in the wake…How can we break the cycle of bigger farms and fewer farmers?
Jun 26, 2014, 9:01 am By Nathanael Johnson
This article is part of a mini-series on the plight of the mid-sized farm. Read part 1 on the…I got 99 climate change problems — don’t make sexual harassment one
Jun 26, 2014, 8:11 am By Eve Andrews
Oh — hello! You! Yes, sir, you in the Skrillex tank top. Now, I think — I think, but it seems…Ask Umbra: How many times can you recycle paper, anyway?
Jun 26, 2014, 7:08 am By Ask Umbra
Send your question to Umbra! Q. I’ve heard that paper can only be recycled 7 times before the…
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