Bird body count still rising following Galveston Bay oil spill
Apr 7, 2014, 5:09 pm By John Upton
There have been so many oil spills lately — from trains, from pipelines, from barges, from a…We might get a sequel to An Inconvenient Truth
Apr 7, 2014, 4:51 pm By hrichmond
Considering Fast and the Furious 18 is now in theaters, it’s almost weird there hasn’t been a…Only 28 percent of Fox News climate segments are accurate
Apr 7, 2014, 3:24 pm By Darby Smith
According to a Pew study released last year, 38 percent of U.S. adults watch cable news. So if you…Director Werner Herzog hates chickens but loves KFC
Apr 7, 2014, 3:05 pm By hrichmond
Do chickens scare you? Does staring into their beady eyes smack of your own mortality? If so,…Ohio cracks down on methane pollution from fracking
Apr 7, 2014, 2:53 pm By John Upton
Bill BakerThis guy probably understands that Ohio’s new rules don’t go far enough. Drillers in…Designed for lone commuters, this three-wheeled car gets 84 mpg
Apr 7, 2014, 12:50 pm By hrichmond
Glancing around at nearly empty cars on the freeway, it’s sadly clear that almost 80 percent of…This project has rescued more than 800 endangered baby penguins in six months
Apr 7, 2014, 11:52 am By hrichmond
The Chick Bolstering Project sounds like a GoldieBlox-style girl-empowerment trip, but it actually…In the battle against proposed coal terminals, you are kicking ass
Apr 7, 2014, 11:27 am By John Upton
Companies that want to build hulking coal export terminals in Washington state have put out an…Pedestrians used to be America’s sports stars — complete with endorsements and doping scandals
Apr 7, 2014, 9:27 am By hrichmond
Rather than wearing skintight pants and jogging around a silly diamond, athletes in the 1870s would…States try to block cities’ transit plans
Apr 7, 2014, 7:46 am By benadler
Will Tennessee’s Republican-controlled state legislature kill this proposed bus rapid transit…What “kalegate” taught us about New Orleans and food
Apr 7, 2014, 7:10 am By Greg Hanscom
It started with an off-hand snub in a New York Times travel story about New Orleans, and how minor…Ask Umbra: Good gracious, is there lead in my fine china?
Apr 7, 2014, 7:01 am By Greg Hanscom
Send your question to Umbra! Q. My mom passed along the set of dishes that my grandmother…How to catch a coal ash spill? Send lawyers, boats and airplanes
Apr 7, 2014, 5:03 am By Heather Smith
Peter Harrison has an enviable life: He spends a lot of time in a boat, exploring the waterways of…Citi takes energy efficiency all the way to the bank
Apr 6, 2014, 7:02 am By audenschendler
Disclosure: I used to crawl under trailers in poor parts of Western Colorado in a suit made from…The untold story of deforestation: Slothageddon
Apr 5, 2014, 8:05 am By Samantha Larson
When a stretch of forest in Suriname was slatted to be cleared in October 2012, Monique Pool, a…FDA tells livestock and dairy farmers: We’re cutting you off — no more beer!
Apr 4, 2014, 7:32 pm By andrewseve
The United States is about to have a slew of hungry and sober cows on our hands, which, for the…These little hacks make cities more sustainable and fun
Apr 4, 2014, 6:27 pm By acortes2014
Sometimes all it takes is imagination, some stealth, and a little elbow grease to turn the mundane…The Onion manages to make even extinction funny
Apr 4, 2014, 4:37 pm By hrichmond
Shit’s disappearing, and it’s a bummer. We try to stay upbeat, but sometimes all the news of…This vegan bakery could be the next Cinnabon
Apr 4, 2014, 3:03 pm By hrichmond
Cinnaholic What is it about Cinnabon? THAT SMELL. The doughy simple sugars spiking straight into…It helps to like your neighbor during a natural disaster
Apr 4, 2014, 2:55 pm By Darby Smith
“When a storm hits, there are no strangers – only neighbors helping neighbors, communities…
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