Five ways we’re killing ourselves with climate change
May 6, 2014, 5:50 pm By Ben Adler
On Tuesday, the Obama administration released the third National Climate Assessment, laying out in…The guy behind Google Glass and self-driving cars wants to take on agriculture & energy
May 6, 2014, 5:31 pm By Holly Richmond
Astro Teller has the name of a sci-fi protagonist and the job to go with it: dreaming up ideas like…Finally, Neil deGrasse Tyson and “Cosmos” take on climate change
May 6, 2014, 3:57 pm By Chris Mooney
If you’ve been reading my semi-regular dispatches about the Fox and National Geographic…Watch out, Car2Go! Zipcar to launch one-way car rental
May 6, 2014, 3:12 pm By Holly Richmond
Car2Go’s hallmarks are its tiny blue-and-white Smart cars and your ability to ditch them once you…Annie Leonard of “Story of Stuff” will be new head of Greenpeace USA
May 6, 2014, 2:37 pm By Eve Andrews
Today, Greenpeace USA announced that Annie Leonard, creator of The Story of Stuff, will take the…Chemical plants endanger 134 million Americans. Who gets the worst of it?
May 6, 2014, 2:12 pm By Brentin Mock
Remember the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, last August, that claimed the lives of 15…Colorado drillers are spilling 200 gallons of oil and other poisons every day
May 6, 2014, 12:45 pm By John Upton
Colorado’s soil is taking a heavy beating from the oil and gas industry. The Denver Post…The 12 things the Obama administration wants you to know about climate change
May 6, 2014, 11:34 am By John Upton
Climate change is affecting you, right now. Yeah, you. That’s the message from the Obama…Hemp is having its moment. Meet the miracle plant’s biggest champion
May 6, 2014, 8:22 am By Amber Cortes
We’ve heard about the promise of hemp before: Its fibers are stronger than steel. Its seeds make…Want to breathe new life into your city? Build a fence around it
May 6, 2014, 7:03 am By Nathanael Johnson
This story is a part of a series about local food systems. The roomful of environmental-science…We’ve come a long way, baby
May 6, 2014, 6:04 am By Chip Giller
You’re probably wondering, who’s the spindly looking kid with the ironic glasses? That kid is me…Top 8 uses for non-laying hens (not including lunch)
May 5, 2014, 7:43 pm By Holly Richmond
After a mere year of laying eggs, many hens on commercial farms become McNuggets. What if it…Night or day, this solar power plant always turns us on
May 5, 2014, 7:06 pm By Holly Richmond
If you live on a rotating planet or have ever heard Bill Withers, you know solar power has its…GOP leader calls anti-fracking congressman a terrorist
May 5, 2014, 6:26 pm By John Upton
Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) thinks local communities should be able to decide how fracking is…This app will help you buy stores’ leftover food for cheap
May 5, 2014, 3:48 pm By Holly Richmond
Food waste seems to be the hot-button issue du jour, which is fantastic seeing that Americans trash…Should we be calling it “climate disruption”?
May 5, 2014, 12:15 pm By John Upton
Oak Ridge National LaboratoryJohn Holdren has a disruptive idea. White House science adviser John…Pipeline builder says oil spills can be good for the economy
May 5, 2014, 11:31 am By John Upton
Mic StolzKinder Morgan’s idea of job creation. Kinder Morgan wants to spend $5.4 billion…What happens to Fido when fracking comes to town?
May 5, 2014, 8:12 am By Amelia Urry
Fracking can ruin a lot of things: landscapes, rivers, ecosystems, the climate, your health and…Ask Umbra: Is somebody sneaking palm oil into my food and shampoo?
May 5, 2014, 7:09 am By Ask Umbra
Send your question to Umbra! Q. Is there a database of food and household products that use vs.…How to make homemade dog biscuits
May 4, 2014, 8:12 am By Erin McDowell
Editor’s note: With all of the nasties that can go into conventional pet food, we’re fans of…
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