Ocean acidification could be creating friendless fish
Jul 1, 2014, 12:42 pm By John Metcalfe
Fish seem like chummy enough creatures, often schooling with fish they’re familiar with to avoid…With one more nail in its coffin, is Keystone XL history?
Jul 1, 2014, 10:06 am By Heather Smith
This past weekend, on June 29, TransCanada’s permit from the South Dakota Public Utilities…Cool roofs offer a salve for hot cities — and the climate, too
Jul 1, 2014, 7:03 am By Benjamin Mandel
From his office in the Berkeley hills, Art Rosenfeld looks out on the heart of California’s Bay…The not-so-hidden climate messages in Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing”
Jun 30, 2014, 6:50 pm By Brentin Mock
Today marks the 25th anniversary of Spike Lee’s film Do the Right Thing, listed by the late, great…Hopefully NASA won’t screw up its CO2-measuring satellite this time
Jun 30, 2014, 4:51 pm By Samantha Larson
The last time NASA tried to launch a satellite to measure carbon dioxide levels from space, within…Drug users buy local, snack heavily
Jun 30, 2014, 4:14 pm By Jim Meyer
The U.N.’s annual World Drug report is in and — good news! — it turns out that crocheted…Climate change making emperor penguins’ feet a lot less happy
Jun 30, 2014, 2:01 pm By Jim Meyer
As the largest living penguin species, the emperor penguin reaches four feet in height and 100…B.C. put a price on carbon. What happened next will surprise you
Jun 30, 2014, 7:09 am By Keleigh Annau
When I pull up to the pumps in my small hometown on the coast of British Columbia, Canada, I pay…Hacking the climate: The search for solutions to the world’s greatest challenge
Jun 30, 2014, 7:01 am By John Harte
In recent years, weather patterns around the world have grown fiercer than ever. Blizzards paralyze…Ask Umbra: Should I find a rideshare for my trip — or just go Greyhound?
Jun 30, 2014, 6:05 am By Ask Umbra
Send your question to Umbra! Q. I would like to take a Greyhound bus with another family member on…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…
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