Scientists can now spy on whales from space
Fri 3:43pm By slaskowThere are two ways of looking at this story. One is as a triumph of new technology: Using…Oil spills break fishes’ hearts
Fri 3:39pm By John UptonThis Valentine’s Day, BP should dedicate some hearts to fish that were exposed to its Deepwater…Just a natural gas well exploding into flames — nothing to see here!
Fri 3:15pm By andrewseveGreg Jordan Early on Tuesday morning, a Chevron-owned natural gas fracking well in Greene County,…These endangered animals want to help you set the mood with their sexy mating calls
Fri 12:54pm By slaskowHopefully by now you have used these flirting tips to attract yourself a potential mate. Now, you…The week in GIFs: creepy gross-out edition
Fri 10:48am By hrichmondThis week had a pretty high ick factor. (Last week: Carrie Brownstein.) Giant rats are one of the…Winter warriors: As Sochi heats up, will athletes turn to climate activism?
Fri 9:45am By ghanscomAs you watch the victorious athletes lean down to accept their medals in Sochi this week, consider…Mutated fish have adapted to freakish amounts of toxic waste
Fri 9:40am By hrichmondThe good news is that after four decades of factories dumping toxic waste into New Bedford Harbor,…The top 3 flaws with the State Dept.’s Keystone study
Fri 2:41am By benadlerWhen the State Department issued its environmental impact statement on the proposed Keystone XL…America’s natural gas system is super-leaky, and that’s bad news for the climate
Fri 12:34am By John UptonLike a free-riding bus passenger whose expired ticket gets overlooked by the driver, the natural gas…Solar is keeping California’s lights on as hydro dries up
Feb 13, 2014, 8:16 pm By John UptonWe told you recently that wind turbines kept the heaters working in Texas during a cold snap that…Gallery exhibit lets you experience just how disgusting cities can smell
Feb 13, 2014, 4:28 pm By hrichmondDid Dickensian London really smell like cold porridge and desperation? Was Paris in the 1700s all…Froggy went a courting: Rev. Billy’s climate protest heads to trial
Feb 13, 2014, 3:11 pm By Heather SmithLast October, the Reverend Billy was arrested for preaching into a megaphone inside a branch of…Steal these flirting tips from animals
Feb 13, 2014, 2:54 pm By hrichmondAnimals and people are basically the same. We both fling our poop, pick bugs out of each other’s…How we can make our cities greener and more equal at the same time
Feb 13, 2014, 1:20 pm By benadlerEver since the rise of Occupy Wall Street, the issue of inequality has been getting some long…Ask Umbra: What should I get my sweetie for Valentine’s Day?
Feb 13, 2014, 12:56 pm By ghanscomQ. Valentine’s Day seems to have become a sustainability-conscious guy’s minefield. Flowers?…Your Tetley tea won’t taste so good after you read this
Feb 13, 2014, 12:39 pm By John UptonAkarsh Simha India’s reputation for producing delicious teas stems mostly from vast plantations in…Another day, another big coal-industry spill ruins a river
Feb 13, 2014, 12:10 pm By John UptonThe coal power industry has dumped a lot of toxic crap into yet another river. This latest incident…This start-up wants to track the movement of all NYC’s pedestrians
Feb 13, 2014, 11:51 am By slaskowReal-time pedestrian data, FastCoExist notes, is quite valuable to all sorts of people: “city…U.S. wants poor and rich countries alike to cut emissions under next climate treaty
Feb 13, 2014, 11:46 am By John UptonIf the U.S. gets its way, developing countries will need to roll up their sleeves and do more to…Earth is taking its revenge on cars by eating expensive Corvettes
Feb 13, 2014, 10:59 am By slaskowThe National Corvette Museum, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, is “hallowed ground,” writes Thom…
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