Climate & Energy
China’s economy is in trouble, but its climate efforts are not
The country's economic slowdown might actually be helpful for the environment.
Lifting the crude oil export ban would be terrible for the climate
Congress may vote as soon as next month on whether to lift the ban, which has been in place since 1975.
California looks to boost clean energy with ambitious new climate bill
If Senate Bill 350 passes, California utilities would need to get half their electricity from renewables in 15 years.
Jon Stewart would be the perfect presidential debate host. Will it happen?
A Change.org petition is calling for the retired Daily Show host to moderate a debate. Dear God, make it so.
Spending time in a controversial camp that’s blocking tar-sands pipelines
The Unist’ot’en Camp in Canada isn't just out to block tar-sands pipelines. Campers are also developing a resilient community.
Hate to be a broken record, but we’re on track for the hottest year on record
And this July was the warmest July on record going back more than a century.
Which method of raising cows is the most climate-friendly?
A new study compares the global warming potential of different beef production practices.
Costa Rica’s green plans: Sustainable coffee, bikes, and clean energy
Costa Rica has set an ambitious goal for itself: To be entirely carbon-neutral by 2021. But it’s really not that crazy.
California is sinking. Blame the drought.
And you can blame up to 25 percent of the drought on climate change.
U.S. taxpayers are getting ripped off by fossil fuel extraction
Coal-mining and oil-drilling programs on federal land are big money-wasters, in addition to polluting the environment and hurting the climate.
Your organic fruits and veggies might have been irrigated with fracking wastewater
Irrigation water appears to be a major loophole in the USDA's organic food safety program.
This scuba diver wants everyone — black, white, or brown — to feel at home in the ocean
Kramer Wimberley knows what it's like to feel unwelcome in the water. As a dive instructor and ocean-lover, he tries to make sure no one else does.
Thomas Friedman: The world is hot
Which is true. But calls for shared ecosystems are naive in a world of ISIS.
Could the solution to climate change come from this castle?
One hundred "makers" are gathering in a French chateau to develop solutions to environmental woes.
How to make people care about climate change? Tell it one story at a time
Organizer Christine Cordero explains how storytelling can supercharge your activism.
Latino voters care a whole lot about climate change
A new poll shows that Latino voters are significantly more likely to understand that climate change is the result of human activities.
Could we make tennis rackets out of atmospheric CO2? Science says yes
Researchers have figured out a way to transform everyone's favorite greenhouse gas into a super-strong and lightweight wonder material.
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