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Pope shifts, Scalia dies, and GOP continues assault on abortions
It’s been a crazy week -- ALMOST as crazy as our favorite conspiracy theories.
Oil industry donors flock to Cruz. Sorry, Bush
Jeb used to be the industry favorite, but now oil and gas company employees are putting their money on someone more likely to be a winner.
Waka Flocka Flame is our generation’s vegan Martha Stewart
Vegan apostle and lemon zest aficionado Waka made it insanely easy to bake your own vegan blueberry muffins.
Mysterious goop falls out of the sky in suburban Michigan
No one seems to know what the substance is, or where it came from.
Prisoners draw corporate evil-doers who should be in jail but aren’t
A new art project highlights just how flawed our criminal justice system is.
Food stamps change would make convenience stores stock actual food
A new proposal would require stores that accept food stamps to carry some real food, not just calorie-laden facsimiles.
Artist creates exquisite, hand-crafted coral to send a message about climate change
See photos of the beautiful "Sea Change" exhibit by Courtney Mattison.
Apple issues $1.5 billion in “green bonds” for clean energy projects
The basic idea is that Apple will raise quick cash from investors, spend it on climate-savvy projects, and then pay back the money with interest.
Meet the most overpaid CEOs in America
These execs make obscene amounts of money and they aren’t even doing a good job.
Republican governors happily halt compliance with Obama’s climate rules after Supreme Court order
While some states suspend efforts to implement the Clean Power Plan, others announce a new clean energy coalition.
Putting corn in your car isn’t as crazy as it sounds
Ethanol is complicated, but it's not nearly as bad as some accounts make it sound.
A talking cure for climate-based depression? It worked for Renee Lertzman
The cofounder of the Climate Psychology Alliance explains why she sees climate inaction as a psychological issue.
Which type of fence material is greenest?
A new homeowner needs help deciding which material is best to fence in his yard. Advice maven Umbra Fisk writes a post. Post! Get it? Oh fine: She has some ideas for him.
If Trump wins, this Canadian island will have you
Fellow Americans, meet your new home: the island of Cape Breton.
Big Oil could be hit with a wave of oil company bankruptcies
According to a new report, a third of publicly traded oil companies could go bankrupt this year.
Obama’s potential Supreme Court pick has a shady history with ExxonMobil
Sri Srinivasan defended the oil giant against charges of human rights abuses, which makes some green activists very skeptical.
Baltimore youth of color are still fighting plans for gigantic garbage incinerator
United Workers has filed a notice of intent to sue over the polluting project.
The world’s first zero-carbon city is a big failure
Don't move to Masdar, people -- there's not much there.
California’s drought led to less hydropower and more carbon emissions
With less water, California has shifted toward dirtier sources of electricity.
Here’s what we should be asking Clinton, Sanders, Trump, and Cruz about food
We wish presidential candidates were asked these 18 questions about food and agriculture.
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