Farmers and eaters: Why can’t we be friends?
Mar 27, 2014, 8:04 am By Nathanael Johnson
A farmer from Iowa recently told me a story about visiting the San Francisco Bay Area, where I live.…Ask Umbra: Should I trade my big home in for a tiny house?
Mar 27, 2014, 7:02 am By Darby Smith
Send your question to Umbra! Q. Environmentally speaking, what are the pros and cons of building a…Here’s why B.C.’s carbon tax is super popular — and effective
Mar 27, 2014, 6:12 am By Amelia Urry
Suppose that you live in Vancouver and you drive a car to work. Naturally, you have to get gas…Toto, our wind turbines are safe for another year!
Mar 27, 2014, 4:10 am By Heather Smith
As we all know from that fine documentary film, The Wizard of Oz, Kansas has a lot of wind. Even…From single malt to sauvignon blanc: Scotland warms up to wine
Mar 26, 2014, 6:14 pm By andrewseve
Ach, Scotland! Land of elves playing folksy instruments, statues of Mel Gibson in face paint, and a…This new study shows that vegetarians have worse health. Should we care?
Mar 26, 2014, 4:17 pm By hrichmond
Diet-related health findings have been all over the news lately, particularly a new study of 1,320…Is this train the “little engine that could” for clean energy storage?
Mar 26, 2014, 3:48 pm By acortes2014
In Greek mythology, the story of Sisyphus endlessly rolling a boulder uphill is meant to be a…Starling image shows how much trouble lions are really in
Mar 26, 2014, 2:58 pm By hrichmond
Lions seem fierce, loud, well-coiffed — basically the Beyoncé of the animal kingdom. They…BP’s newly upgraded refinery just spilled oil into Chicago’s water source
Mar 26, 2014, 1:03 pm By John Upton
Parker Wood / Coast GuardCleaning up after BP. Again. Deepwater Horizawhatnow? Less than a year…Kangaroo farts could help slow climate change
Mar 26, 2014, 12:31 pm By hrichmond
Not only are kangaroos cuter than cows — those built-in overalls! — but their farts contain way…Christie’s new woe: Court rules he illegally dumped climate protections
Mar 26, 2014, 11:41 am By John Upton
As if New Jersey governor Chris Christie didn’t have enough problems! A three-judge panel ruled…Now you can get raw milk from a vending machine
Mar 26, 2014, 10:41 am By hrichmond
What if buying fresh milk from local cows was as easy as getting a Sprite? It is in Europe, of…Old-timey sunset paintings shed light on pollution’s past
Mar 26, 2014, 9:40 am By hrichmond
Did you know you can tell how polluted the air is based on the color of the sunset? True fact!…One California oil town keeps fracking in check — by banning all drilling
Mar 26, 2014, 7:21 am By Heather Smith
To the city council, the story sounded a little fishy. It was true that Carson City, Calif.,…Meet the new California, where Paris Hilton isn’t cool but walking, biking, and transit are
Mar 26, 2014, 7:11 am By Samantha Larson
California was full of regrettable trends in the early aughts: Paris Hilton, Juicy Couture…Can I get a Dasani, bro? Not in this national park, you can’t!
Mar 26, 2014, 6:00 am By andrewseve
“Man,” said one bear to the other, prying open his Dasani water bottle with one claw. “It’s…Here’s how rooftop gardens can empower women and tame population growth
Mar 26, 2014, 5:13 am By Nathanael Johnson
If you care about the environment (at least according to Bill Maher) you’ve got to be thinking…Can we eat our way out of the invasive carp problem?
Mar 25, 2014, 7:44 pm By Amelia Urry
Humans did in the dodo; annihilated the Great Auk; likely mowed down the moa; and definitely pwned…This pickle chandelier is a delightfully mystifying take on alternative light bulbs
Mar 25, 2014, 4:07 pm By hrichmond
If you shoot 300 watts of electricity through a little pickle, it glows, thanks to the acetic acid…Air pollution kills 7 million people every year
Mar 25, 2014, 3:59 pm By John Upton
Nina HaleCairo air pollution. The World Health Organization’s latest advice could be…
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