Summer

Hotter, Deadlier U.S. Summers Due To Climate Change

Washington Post | David A. Fahrenthold | Posted 07.25.2008 | Green


Climate change will have a "substantial" impact on human health in the coming decades, making wildfires and hurricanes more likely, cooking up more sm...

Revering Summer Camp, or Maybe Just the Memories

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 07.25.2008 | Living


Joel Schwartzberg

I'll treasure their summer camp moments vicariously, even if my children don't. Those carefree days never return to you the same way, not even in memory.

An Air Conditioner Or Tons Of Fans? Ask Umbra

Grist.org | Umbra Fisk | Posted 07.15.2008 | Green


Q. Dear Umbra, I'm a girl trying to make it in a big, hot, airless city -- New York, that is. We're in the middle of a heat wave that will soon end, ...

The Dalai Lama: Ultimate Camp Counselor

Lindsay Mannering | Posted 07.09.2008 | Living


Lindsay Mannering

Every August from second grade to freshman year of high school, Mom and Dad packed my cedar trunk into the Plymouth Voyager and drove me northeast acr...

Greening Our Airports

Laurie David | Posted 07.04.2008 | Green


Laurie David

Tens of millions of people will spend a portion of their summer vacation traveling through an airport. Airports are essentially like small cities, and greening them will make a big impact.

Sustainable Summer: How To Stay Green Through The Heat

Treehugger.com | Kenny Luna | Posted 06.18.2008 | Green


With the warm weather fully unfurled, you've got some free time and some hot days before you. That means time off to spend at the beach, with the kids...

The 10 Best Summer Movies by Farr

John Farr | Posted 06.09.2008 | Entertainment


John Farr

My picks for the ten best summer movies ever.

The Secret New York Alternative to a Rowdy Summer Beach House

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 05.30.2008 | Living


Michelle Haimoff

Not everyone can afford to rent a beach house for the summer, but here are six spaces in Manhattan that will place you in the center of the warm weather action.