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Don’t miss it: We’re talking sustainable cities in NYC this summer

Come to our hot summer lecture series, on a few of our favorite things: transportation, plastic, and keeping cool.
WALK IT OUT

The key to fighting climate change and mortality? Walkable cities

Watch how to make your city better for humans — not cars -- to get around.
VIDEO

If you care about climate change, why aren’t you voting?

Well, Americans are bad at voting in general. Watch our video to find out why that’s a problem.

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BUGGIN' OUT

The 4 most scandalous charges against Volkswagen

New York's lawsuit paints the car company as one big pajama party of deception.
BLOW IT OUT YOUR ASS

Sorry, Trump: Scottish wind farm is going ahead despite you

The former reality TV star has been trying to stop a wind project near one of his golf courses, but he's now out of luck.
IMPERMA-FROST

You call it methane, we call it “nature’s bouncy house”

Siberia’s got a bad case of gas under its grass.
TALL TALES

4 things Trump got very wrong in his convention speech

And that's just in the part about regulation and energy.
JUSTICE

Environmental injustice and police violence are a dangerous combo

Black Lives Matter -- which means the air we breathe does, too.
YOU GET A BUS AND YOU GET A BUS!

“Tiny buses for everyone!” says Elon Musk

Tesla has a new master plan, now that everything else is going so well.
NEWS

Secret recording reveals who’s first on Trump’s government purge list

Trump can't wait to fire EPA employees.
FUGLY

Walmart wants to sell you ugly fruits and veggies — and that’s a good thing

A new line of cosmetically challenged apples will be hitting stores soon.
THAT'S A BIG TREE

Got tons of CO2? Get more giant trees.

How? By cloning them, of course — and then planting them all over the world.

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GET OFF THE BUS, GUS

The Republican Party makes its hatred of mass transit official

The GOP platform dismisses transit, high-speed rail, bike shares, and any other transportation programs that aren't highways.
ELECTION 2016

Hey, someone mentioned climate change on stage at the Republican convention

Of course, that doesn't mean they intend to do anything about it.
BERRY SAGE ADVICE

Is it OK to eat berries from water-starved California?

Wondering about your water footprint? Advice columnist Umbra Fisk slakes your thirst for knowledge.
CITIES

Columbus: “No light rail for us, please — just loads and loads of driverless cars”

The city got a $40 million grant from the Department of Transportation ... that won’t be going toward mass transit.
COOL IT

Extreme heat is exhausting and expensive

Broiling-hot summer days could cost global economies $2 trillion by 2030.
ELECTION 2016

We didn’t know Third Eye Blind felt so strongly about coal

The '90s alt-rock band's platform makes a whole lot more sense than the RNC's.
OBAMAPTIMIST

Obama reminds us things are getting better all the time

In a speech on Wednesday, Obama pointed out that we are living in the "most prosperous, most progressive era in human history."
YOU BREAK IT, YOU BOUGHT IT

Pro-tip: It costs a lot when you spill tar sands oil into a river

Enbridge just got socked with the largest fine ever for a U.S. pipeline spill.
SMOKESCREEN

Way back when, Big Oil taught tobacco companies a few tricks

New evidence shows the oil industry wrote the playbook on shady PR tactics.

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