Environment

Shocking Barack: An Interview with Powercyclists on a Mission to the White House

Brandon Mendelson | Posted 10.20.2009 | Impact


Brandon Mendelson

Brian Williams and Dave Schiff are riding across the U.S. on Brammo Enertia powercycles. Their mission: Present to President Obama the solution to America's transportation crisis.

Dressing for Copenhagen

William S. Becker | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green


William S. Becker

It now is up to the U.S. Senate to make sure Uncle Sam is not only fully dressed, but dressed for success when he shows up in Copenhagen Dec. 7 to work on a global climate deal.

Growing Movement to Get Kids Outdoors Includes Where the Wild Things Are

Deanna Neil | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


Deanna Neil

We want to get kids outside, but who should lead the way: teachers, parents or kids themselves? Deciding the best approach for reengaging kids with nature means knowing where the problem stems from.

Kyle Orton Is Making an Impact -- and Not Just in the NFL

Wade Norris | Posted 10.16.2009 | Denver


Wade Norris

There is more than football to like about Kyle Orton. His environmental conscience.

Swine Flu, Climate Change and a Middle-of-the-Night Tantrum

Joellen Raderstorf | Posted 10.16.2009 | Denver


Joellen Raderstorf

Where is our collective panic about climate change? Our energy consumptive lifestyles do not blink in the quake of devastating floods, receding glaciers and starving children.

Yes We Can Stop Global Warming (Without Giving Away the Store)

Margie Alt | Posted 10.15.2009 | Green


Margie Alt

The scramble for sixty Senate votes on a tight timeline in a steadily-warming world will require concessions to the politically powerful interests that have undue influence in the U.S. Senate.

Cadmium Pollution Kills Human Fetal Sex Organ Cells

Dan Agin | Posted 10.15.2009 | Green


Dan Agin

One of the most insidious pollutants in our environment is the heavy metal element Cadmium. An important new study is the first to report on the effects of Cadmium on human fetal sex organ tissues.

Sustainable Green Living in a Few Easy Steps

Margaret Hyde | Posted 10.15.2009 | Green


Margaret Hyde

No matter how large or small your home or your budget, here are some things you can do right now to make your home more sustainable.

Eco Etiquette: Is Recycling Bad For The Environment?

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green


Jennifer Grayson

I have been hearing reports that recycling is bad. That the costs of shipping, mostly the carbon emissions from them, counteract any benefit from recy...

10,000 Trees Registered for Community Fruit Exchange

Carole Carson | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green


Carole Carson

Imagine a community where fresh, seasonal, affordable, local fruit is easily accessible to everyone--from low-income families to fancy foodies. Instea...

Traffic Jams Can Help the Environment

wsj.com | DAVID OWEN | Posted 10.13.2009 | Green


Congestion isn't an environmental problem; it's a driving problem. Traffic jams can actually be environmentally beneficial if they turn subways, buses...

Behold! Canada's Most Disgusting Export

Mark Morford | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green


Mark Morford

Have you taken a peek lately into the eco nightmare that is Canada's monstrous, pollutive, disgusting hellholes of rapacious greed and pollution and destruction and sheer capitalistic joy?

A Bitter Taste

Javier Sierra | Posted 10.12.2009 | Green


Javier Sierra

At the end of the 31st annual Hispanic Heritage month, Latinos in the US are still waiting to celebrate a crucial victory --getting rid of the toxic water that poisons so many of our communities.

Learning, Naturally

Michelle Howard | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living


Michelle Howard

Is it possible that all that time wandering around outside talking to myself had something to do with my aptitude at school? Boredom, which drove me outside, is an art lost to contemporary childhood.

Suburban Towns Strive To Be Environmentally Aware

nytimes.com | MIREYA NAVARRO | Posted 10.12.2009 | Green


Some of these towns are offering energy retrofits; others furnish free parking to fuel-efficient hybrid cars. Yet others are limiting or banning the u...

Local Leaders on a Global Stage

Kevin George | Posted 10.10.2009 | Green


Kevin George

These are just of few of the characters on the global stage whom I met - and who shared their stories of their paths on the road to Copenhagen.

The Growing Evidence of Oil's Environmental Impact

Bob Dinneen | Posted 10.10.2009 | Green


Bob Dinneen

It is inconceivable that an honest and transparent accounting of the carbon emissions of petroleum when compared to those of ethanol would somehow be lower. It defies logic, reason, and most of all, facts.

Lower Intelligence of Men Born Year After 1969 Flu Pandemic

Dan Agin | Posted 10.10.2009 | Living


Dan Agin

Early prenatal exposure to the Hong Kong flu may have interfered with fetal cerebral development and caused reduced intelligence in adulthood.

Should Mayor Bloomberg Run, Bike or Chopper?

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 10.09.2009 | New York


Jennifer Schwab

Let’s remember that Bloomberg works for no salary, and has contributed hugely to the green movement by tackling many environmental issues in New York.

US Blocks Drilling At 60 Sites In Utah -- Approval Process Under Bush "Mishandled"

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 10.09.2009 | Green


WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Thursday that oil and gas drilling will be permitted on some of the Utah land parcels near nati...

Environmental mayhem in Pakistan

Saad Khan | Posted 10.08.2009 | Green


Saad Khan

Along with other South Asian nations, Pakistan is one of the countries worst affected by environmental pollution.

Climate Lobby Investigation Goes Global — and Digital

Tracy L. Barnett | Posted 10.09.2009 | Green


Tracy L. Barnett

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has been raking in the awards for its international tobacco smuggling investigation. Now it's targeting the lobbying effort to influence the treaty on climate change.

How David de Rothschild Made His Plastic-Bottle Boat (VIDEO)

news.nationalgeographic.com | Posted 10.08.2009 | Green


October 7 -- Plastiki, a 60-foot-long (18.3-meter-long) catamaran made of more than 12,000 plastic bottles, will soon ply the Pacific Ocean to increas...

Norway Breaks Impasse at Bangkok Climate Talks

Kevin Grandia | Posted 10.09.2009 | Green


Kevin Grandia

Norway -- the first developed nation to make any solid commitment on this front -- is set to announce that it is committing to a 40% reduction in their greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.

The Philip Morris Theory of Global Warming

Kevin Grandia | Posted 10.07.2009 | Books


Kevin Grandia

Jim Hoggan, co-founder of the DeSmogBlog Project, has written a book that chronicles the history of PR spin doctors working to confuse the realities of climate change (and tobacco).