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This 14-year-old will fix the planet before she graduates

Maya Penn is an eco-fashion designer, children’s book author, artist, animator, coder, public speaker, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and environmentalist. So, you know, don't feel bad about your life or anything.

Sara Bernard Technology

Hateful little cannibal squirrels could help California drought

Belding’s squirrels, long considered a pest, may actually be helping California’s water woes.

Nancy Shulins Climate & Energy

Carrots get a makeover with these awesome recipes

Carrots deserve more than their perennial role as a crudité. Here's how to store, prep, and serve this overlooked root -- and how to make the best broth you've had this season.

Alexandra Stafford Food

How much fracking is happening in the Gulf of Mexico?

A new lawsuit is trying to force the feds to release that info. And another suit seeks info on which toxic chemicals are used by frackers.

John Light Technology

ExxonMobil claims it’s the savior of the world’s poor

Oil giants are now trying to present themselves as poverty fighters and defenders of human wellbeing.

Michael T. Klare Technology

I went on TV and told the world about my creepy green habit

On being mortified on MSNBC.

Katie Herzog Culture

Tired of worrying about climate change? Vote Pitbull for president!

Hope on climate change has come from a direction you never expected.

David Roberts Politics

Get ready for endlessly gross shrimp, thanks to climate change

According to a new study out of Sweden, ocean acidification is changing how shrimp taste.

Madeleine Thomas Culture

Here’s the deal with that Nebraska Keystone court ruling

A shady law that gives the governor power to decide the pipeline's route was upheld by the Nebraska Supreme Court, even though the majority of justices voted otherwise.

Heather Smith Technology

Rejoice! New York is the biggest city to ban foam packaging

Now the only New York City takeout leftovers will be your Kung Pao.

Sara Bernard Culture

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