Lay off the almond milk, you ignorant hipsters
Jul 16, 2014, 5:04 pm By Tom Philpott
Almonds are a precious foodstuff: a crunchy jolt of complete protein, healthful fats, vitamins and…Here’s how Obama is preparing the country for climate change
Jul 16, 2014, 5:04 pm By John Upton
The good news is that President Barack Obama wants the nation to do a better job of bracing itself…California farms are sucking up enough groundwater to put Rhode Island 17 feet under
Jul 16, 2014, 4:30 pm By Julia Lurie
California, the producer of nearly half of the nation’s fruits, veggies, and nuts, plus export…A Tesla for the rest of us? Elon Musk dishes on the new, cheaper model
Jul 16, 2014, 2:25 pm By Andrew Simon
One of the knocks against Tesla (besides the slight chance of the automaker’s cars going up in…Houston’s one-bin-to-rule-them-all recycling plan smells a little like racism
Jul 16, 2014, 2:03 pm By Brentin Mock
Integration is a good thing, except when it comes to trash, says Melanie Scruggs, the Houston-based…In Iowa, solar is fighting back against utilities and winning
Jul 16, 2014, 6:00 am By Heather Smith
Last week, I wrote about the pushback that solar is getting from utility companies, who fear it will…Wasting water in California will now earn you a $500 fine
Jul 15, 2014, 10:48 pm By John Upton
Here’s a list of things that could now get you fined up to $500 a day in California, where a…Sean Parker backs San Francisco’s “cars first” measure, twirls moustache
Jul 15, 2014, 6:38 pm By Nathanael Johnson
Okay, Sean Parker. I don’t really mind if you have a Live Action Role Playing wedding in the…Nestlé doesn’t want you to know how much water it’s bottling from the California desert
Jul 15, 2014, 6:10 pm By Samantha Larson
Nestlé may bring smiles to the faces of children across America through cookies and chocolate milk.…You know what this threatened Florida forest needs? A Walmart and a Chick-fil-A
Jul 15, 2014, 5:24 pm By Jim Meyer
Walmart is all about convenience, which is probably why the company is building its new Miami-Dade…Now that you don’t care about soccer, here’s how you can recycle your World Cup gear
Jul 15, 2014, 4:28 pm By Andrew SimonThe World Cup is a wrap, which means it’s that quadrennial time for most of us Americans to stop…This cute solar puppy needs a name. Won’t you help?
Jul 15, 2014, 4:23 pm By Jim Meyer
Everybody knows solar farms need solar sheep, but did you know solar sheep need solar dogs? And…Corporate polluters are almost never prosecuted for their crimes
Jul 15, 2014, 3:45 pm By John Upton
If you committed a crime in full view of a police officer, you could expect to be arrested —…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?
Jul 14, 2014, 9:14 pm By Heather Smith
Depending on who you’re talking to, the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)– the first…
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