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Boycotting the Koch brothers? Better get a new brand of toilet paper
You might be contributing to the Kochs' mountain of money without even knowing it.
Why is Walmart making us fat?
A new paper suggests that big box supercenters, higher cigarette prices, and fewer blue-collar jobs all contribute to obesity.
Senate approves Keystone — and here’s why that doesn’t matter
The Senate has wasted the entire month of January debating a bill that Obama is going to veto.
Hoffice sounds like a cult — and I want to join it
In the morning, a laptop brigade streams into your home, and then things start to take a turn for the bizarre.
We are very confused about Jared Leto’s (very sick) SUV
Leto's Ford Bronco gets approximately 12 miles to the gallon, about the same as a Hummer H2.
Air pollution actually messes with your genes
Sometimes you just have to put people in a smog chamber and dose them with diesel. For science.
Is video streaming greener than DVDs?
A reader frets that her home entertainment habits may be rubbing the climate the wrong way. Umbra scratches below the surface.
Why a military general declared war on polluters
Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré is leading a charge against Louisiana's biggest polluters. Is a gubernatorial run next?
This beer is literally made from piss
Pouring purified pee down your throat might seem, well, disgusting, but bear with us for a moment.
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What if virtual reality is our best chance to save the planet?
The Sundance premiere of Racing Extinction was pretty depressing -- but not for the obvious reasons.
London is building Europe’s longest bike superhighway
The billion-dollar "segregated cycleway" will stretch approximately 18 miles directly through the center of the city.
Coral reefs are about to crash in a big way
Something really, really terrible is about to happen to our coral.
TV networks now cover climate change, but they’re doing it wrong
According to a new study, the major broadcast news networks are covering climate change more than they have in years. The bad news: A lot of it is misleading and unscientific.
Procrastinators, rejoice: Now you can cook with that old Christmas tree
This new kind of urban foraging is complete with a dash of dumpster diving.
Obama’s Atlantic drilling plan criticized by Democrats
A group of Senate Democrats from the Northeast is pushing back on the Obama administration's proposal to open new areas of the Atlantic Ocean to oil and gas drilling.
But seriously, folks — this stand-up economist says Republicans will like his carbon tax
Comiconomist Yoram Bauman has a carbon tax plan for Washington state. The punch line: He thinks he can get both political parties on board.
How a black kid who grew up in the segregated South became a barefisted biologist
Tyrone Hayes took on a massive chemical company over the impacts of its top-selling herbicide. His story is the subject of a new Amazon original documentary, produced by The New Yorker.
Seattle to shame residents for throwing away food
The city will shame and fine residents for putting compostable food in the trash bin.
Utility bosses see change coming, look to clean and distributed energy
A survey of utility execs also finds that a majority of them support Obama's power-plant rules or think they should be strengthened.
Forget foam — now we can grow better takeout containers
Bricks that grow themselves, plastic made of mushrooms ... the future is a weird and wonderful place.
We are literally breaking polar bear penises now
It seems we shall spare the polar bear no indignity: PCB pollution is weakening the species' penis bone.
We can’t have resilience without justice
When trust is missing, communities don't come together in times of crisis. We need to build trust to be resilient to the shocks of the future.
When wine runs dry, these drones have your back
Vineyards are drying out thanks to climate change -- but high-tech surveillance drones might just save them. Welcome to our weird new world!
Tomato bluefin? Eggplant eel? Sushi joins the faux meat trend
As the sustainable seafood movement continues gaining traction, chefs are starting to update sushi classics with fish-less, vegetarian alternatives.
19 tweets that explain how we’re stifling electricity innovation
A rant about the abysmal state of innovation and progress in the U.S. electricity sector.
This guy will pay your dumpster-diving fines
Rob Greenfield wants you to dumpster dive so much, he'll pay your fines if you get caught.
We can solve climate change, but it won’t be cheap or easy
Climate modeling often shows that it's possible to decarbonize at low cost. But "possible" is a long way from practical, or likely.
Al Gore is still kicking butt as a climate warrior
He's reviving Live Earth. He's telling truths to the 1%. He sticks up for the 350 ppm goal. He bashes Keystone. Gore is a global rock star.
What’s the safest way to take my baby on the bus?
A reader wants to take his baby on public transit. Umbra has some railly great advice.
Why I refuse to be a woman afraid of walking alone at night
Women shouldn't just be safe in the city; they should feel safe.
India and U.S. agree on some energy deals — but no emission cuts
The two countries will work together to expand nuclear and solar power, but they aren’t saying anything about curbing coal or CO2.
Here’s an excellent analogy about climate change and developing countries
What if you showed up late to a dinner party, missed the food, and then got stuck doing the dishes?
Obama to protect Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The president is picking a big fight with oil-lovin' Republicans, and the green community is delighted.
Didn’t think red cabbage could be exciting? Think again
Make the most out of your red cabbage with a vibrant, addictive salad -- plus a million other ways to love cabbage more.
Climate and population are linked — but maybe not the way you thought
No, this isn't about blaming people with large families in developing countries -- or blaming anyone at all.
Tom Steyer is not running for Senate, and that’s a good thing
Now the billionaire climate activist can focus on electing other climate hawks and fighting fossil-fueled disinformation campaigns.
Texas takes civil rights challenge all the way to the Supreme Court
The legal dispute revolves around fair housing policies, but it could undermine a key tenet of environmental justice law.
Forget aliens — these NASA drones track methane
The space agency is adapting technology used to test for life on Mars to help preserve it here on Earth.
The Exelon-Pepco merger: Big, nuke-heavy utility looking for new ratepayers to fleece
Giant utility company Exelon has a failing business model and a plan to prop it up. Both ratepayers and clean energy will get screwed in the process.
At least a couple GOP presidential contenders accept climate science, and that matters
Mitt Romney is back to acknowledging that climate change is real. And Lindsey Graham, a climate realist by Republican standards, might run for president too.
Love letters to Thor, whose things we found in the melting ice
A team of archaeologists in Norway have uncovered a number of artifacts revealed as ancient layers of ice start to melt away.
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