GMO labeling would be outlawed by new bill in Congress
11:34am By John Upton
State-led efforts to mandate GMO labels are blossoming like a field of organic tulips, but members…The future of genetically-modified plants could include potatoes with tiny hamburgers in the middle
Thu 3:52pm By Jess Zimmerman
io9 has a roundup of where genetically-modified plants could be going in the next few generations,…Droughts push beef prices to record highs
Thu 1:10pm By John Upton
ShutterstockA cost-saving barbecue. Mo’ drought, moo problems. Hamburger and sirloins are becoming…This is the sweetest, mushiest bike map you’ve ever seen
Thu 12:35pm By Jess Zimmerman
Click to embiggen. Vincent Meertens and his girlfriend Larissa tracked all their bike trips for a…California’s drought plan will screw the environment
Thu 12:32pm By John Upton
Mike VondranCalifornia rivers like this one will be allowed to run drier this year than ever before.…The brutally dishonest attacks on Showtime’s landmark climate series
Thu 11:38am By Joseph Romm
The good news is the video of episode one of Showtime’s climate series, Years of Living…Climate change just reshaped America’s wildfire strategy
Thu 10:52am By John Upton
Like a tree in a greenhouse, America’s forest fire problem is growing ominously. Rising…Ask Umbra: How do I wipe out a yard full of weeds?
Thu 7:02am By Ask Umbra
Send your question to Umbra! Q. Weeds have taken over the yard of a house that hasn’t been…Even “green” K-cups kinda suck for the environment
Apr 9, 2014, 3:24 pm By Jess Zimmerman
We recently found out that K-cups, those single-serve thingers you use in your office’s Keurig…Oil companies would rather let trains explode than cooperate with feds
Apr 9, 2014, 1:03 pm By John Upton
As federal officials work frantically to reverse an uptick in explosions and oil spills…Can celebrities and prime-time TV make Americans care about climate change?
Apr 9, 2014, 12:45 pm By Kate Sheppard
Years of Living DangerouslyCheadle, Hayhoe, and Andrew Farley. April 13 is the television premiere…These gorgeous sustainable travel mugs won’t leach harmful chemicals
Apr 9, 2014, 12:22 pm By Holly Richmond
Given the recent ruckus about BPA-free plastic being not that safe after all, we get it if you’re…Forget cows — people are now going Smart car tipping
Apr 9, 2014, 9:40 am By Holly Richmond
Fred Scharmen Youthful San Francisco hooligans don’t exactly have access to a field of snoozing…10 places to visit before they’re gone: a bucket list for a warming world
Apr 9, 2014, 7:56 am By Jim Meyer
Summer is just around the corner and, after a winter like this one, it’s high time to start making…The journal that gave in to climate deniers
Apr 9, 2014, 7:07 am By Elaine McKewon
In February 2013, the journal Frontiers in Psychology published a peer-reviewed paper which found…Watch commuters live your public transit nightmare as they avoid a rat in a subway car
Apr 8, 2014, 4:55 pm By jesszimmerman
Everyone in New York has made peace with the idea that there are rats in the subway. But usually…As if the ozone hole weren’t enough, now there’s a hole in the troposphere
Apr 8, 2014, 4:04 pm By hrichmond
Markus Rex, Alfred-Wegener-InstituteClick to embiggen. Everyone knows men shouldn’t wear white…EVs are getting fake engine sounds, because they’re so quiet it’s dangerous
Apr 8, 2014, 1:03 pm By hrichmond
Hybrids can be so quiet you can’t tell if they’re on. Which is bad news for cyclists and…Eating road kill: Yuck or yum?
Apr 8, 2014, 12:26 pm By Samantha Larson
Ian Cummings was cycling just outside Cambridge, England, when he noticed the freshly hit rabbit on…Brits may ban new onshore wind power
Apr 8, 2014, 12:20 pm By John Upton
Britain’s conservative government is preparing to make an unusual pledge — a crackdown on…
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