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Australia’s Plan to Nuke the Great Barrier Reef
A recent green light could see radioactive uranium shipped right over one the greatest natural wonders in the world. Ever scuba dived? Or even just put a mask to your face in knee-deep water and looked under the surface at all the brilliant fish and creatures that make a tropical reef their home? It is […]
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Amazing street artist turns abandoned buildings into creepy, funny faces
Russian street artist Nikita Nomerz paints faces on buildings in out-of-the-way places.
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Climate change could mean seven times as many Katrinas
If only a fraction of predicted global warming happens, the East Coast could be in for a rough century.
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Obama: “All of the above,” again and again
The day after the November 6 election I wrote about Obama’s electoral victory over Romney, which I was glad for. My column was about the need for the climate movement to “make it impossible for the Obama administration not to speak up and take action on the rapidly deepening and most important issue human civilization […]
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The least sustainable city: Phoenix as a harbinger for our hot future
For a taste of the brutal new climate to come, look to where the climate is already harsh, and growing more so -- the aptly named Valley of the Sun.
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What do the young conservatives at CPAC think about climate change? [VIDEO]
Climate change didn't get much attention at the Conservative Political Action Conference, so one journalist asked a few young attendees what they think.
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New bills in Congress would crack down on the fracking industry
Legislation introduced in the House would repeal exemptions for oil and gas companies under the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act.
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Frankenfoods hitch a ride through Congress — but you can help stop them
If the "Monsanto rider" becomes law, no judge could halt genetically modified foods from making it onto your table. Is that so wrong?
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Obama to require climate assessments for big projects like highways and pipelines
Federal agencies will soon have to consider climate change impacts when they do environmental impact assessments.
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Standing Up for Clean Water When States Won’t
Imagine that you’ve grown up in a beautiful, hilly countryside near many streams where you played and fished as a child. Now, years later, you can’t even let your own kids or grandkids play in those same waterways because of pollution from a nearby mountaintop-removal coal mine. Such is the reality for thousands of people […]
