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In 2015, make a New Year’s resolution that will actually change the world
How the power of positive energy turns you into a climate superhero.
Hateful little cannibal squirrels could help California drought
Belding’s squirrels, long considered a pest, may actually be helping California’s water woes.
How much fracking is happening in the Gulf of Mexico?
A new lawsuit is trying to force the feds to release that info. And another suit seeks info on which toxic chemicals are used by frackers.
ExxonMobil claims it’s the savior of the world’s poor
Oil giants are now trying to present themselves as poverty fighters and defenders of human wellbeing.
Tired of worrying about climate change? Vote Pitbull for president!
Hope on climate change has come from a direction you never expected.
Get ready for endlessly gross shrimp, thanks to climate change
According to a new study out of Sweden, ocean acidification is changing how shrimp taste.
Here’s the deal with that Nebraska Keystone court ruling
A shady law that gives the governor power to decide the pipeline's route was upheld by the Nebraska Supreme Court, even though the majority of justices voted otherwise.
Rejoice! New York is the biggest city to ban foam packaging
Now the only New York City takeout leftovers will be your Kung Pao.
Smart pedals help you find your stolen bike
These high-tech pedals alert you if your bike has moved, and tell you where it's gone, via a tracking app on your smartphone.
Nebraska Supreme Court clears the way for a Keystone decision
The court said the pipeline's planned route through Nebraska is just fine. Now the ball is in Obama's court.
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We can fix the Gulf dead zone — for $2.7 billion a year
It will cost $2.7 billion to stop dumping fertilizer in the Mississippi, where it ends up killing off everything in the Gulf of Mexico. And it's worth it.
Even Detroit is hatin’ on freeways now
The Motor City is seriously considering tearing down a highway, I-375. Some city bigwigs want to blow up a second one, too.
This horror film is about K-Cups
K-Cups are an incredibly stupid invention. This video shows the terror of bad coffee habits left unchecked.
Federal diet guidelines won’t mention food’s environment connection. Ugh.
The new dietary guidelines want you to know that your food came from the grocery store.
Here’s why the Keystone fight isn’t pointless
The battle is about power -- and the climate movement now has more of it than ever.
Planes have nobody but themselves to blame for making it harder to fly
Not only are the emissions from your transatlantic flight to Rome gassing the climate -- they're also making it harder for that same flight to get off the ground in the first place.
Why death won’t keep me from biking in the city
Our streets weren't designed to accommodate bikes and cars together, but with work, we can get there.
Is this the end of Cape Wind?
It was intended to be the first offshore wind farm in the U.S. New setbacks mean it might not get built at all.
Australia is so hot even the grapes wear sunscreen
With summer temperatures skyrocketing, winemakers in Australia protect their delicate harvest with a hearty dose of SPF.
Is it safe to drink water out of plastic pipes?
A reader wonders about copper pipes vs. PEX. Umbra plumbs the options.
Materialism makes you a broke jerk, says science
Being obsessed with stuff is eating your money, relationships, and soul, according to psychologist Tim Kasser.
Leave the damn fossil fuels in the ground, says big nerdy study
For a somewhat safe climate, 82 percent of world coal reserves and every drop of Arctic oil must not be burned.
Why do we have a Congress that hates the planet? Blame your anarchist roommate
Why not vote? An anarchist gives his reasons.
Senate Democrats plan to kneecap the GOP’s Keystone bill
The newly weakened Senate Democratic caucus is trying to muster all the opposition it can to the impending vote on the Keystone XL pipeline.
Your commute says a lot about your salary
A new study finds that New York neighborhoods with lousy access to public transit are black holes for employment.
Fracking is definitely causing earthquakes, another study confirms
This study examined 77 minor quakes near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.
Brazil’s new science minister is a climate denier
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff says she's serious about confronting climate change, but then why did she appoint denier Aldo Rebelo?
Exclusive: Woods performs “It Ain’t Easy” — in the woods
Watch Brooklyn band Woods perform an exclusive, intimate rendition of their song "It Ain't Easy," at Pickathon 2014.
Toyota is giving away its tech secrets for hydrogen-powered cars
You thought fuel cell vehicles were dead? So did we.
Don’t panic! Fukushima radiation just hit the West Coast
It took more than two years, but the ocean-borne radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi plant is finally detectable on U.S. shores.
Maybe your grandkids will live to ride California’s high-speed rail
The controversial, costly rail project is going to happen for sure. Politicians should stop trying to sabotage it and work on getting it right.
Could the GOP-controlled Congress actually raise the gas tax?
A few Republicans and conservative groups are calling for a hike in the tax to pay for roads and other transportation infrastructure.
This Republican believes in climate change. Too bad he’s a convicted felon who’s leaving Congress
Michael Grimm was one of a precious few Republican politicians who actually accepted the science of climate change.
Hold up, maybe don’t sprinkle all that chlorpyrifos on your toast
Surprise! This pesticide is nastier than we thought, says the EPA.
The USDA might tell Americans to eat less beef for the sake of the environment
It turns out that what's healthier for humans is also healthier for the climate.
How the suburbs could go from rot to rad
With decaying housing and falling revenues, inner-ring suburbs built in the 1950s are becoming the newest slums. But where there are protests, there's hope.
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