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Why the scientific case against fracking keeps getting stronger

Anthony Ingraffea argues that fugitive methane emissions turn natural gas from a climate benefit into yet another strike against fossil fuels.

Chris Mooney Technology

Killing young black men like Michael Brown is unsustainable in every sense of the word

In a world that is heating and cooling at increasingly uncontrollable rates, we need more black youth learning how to work with sustainable technology, and less of them in jail or dead.

Brentin Mock Cities

There’s oil-by-rail good news, and oil-by-rail bad news

Under new rules, old tank cars won't be ferrying explosive Bakken crude. Instead, they'll carry dirty tar sands crude.

Heather Smith Politics

The men of Tinder have some pretty wild thoughts about women and climate change

How does one deal with the cognitive dissonance of being on a business trip in a place whose pop culture reputation revolves around lust and debauchery?

Eve Andrews Culture

Skip the Shark Week mockumentaries and watch real sharks on these live cams instead

Since the Discovery Channel is just making stuff up, we've put together a list of the best real-life shark cams. Call it The People's Shark Week.

Jim Meyer Uncategorized

Want to step up your pesto game? Prepare to get down and dirty (with nature)

The best part about this pesto? The ingredients are mostly in your backyard.

Eve Andrews Culture

Thanks to drought, panning for gold is gaining popularity in California

There's a new mini Gold Rush as rivers are drying up and prospectors are moving in.

Madeleine Thomas Technology

This woman has spent almost a year underwater. Here’s why she’s your new hero

Star scientist Sylvia Earle dives deep in a splashy new Netflix doc about oceans.

Samantha Larson Culture

Your iPhone is about to get (a little) less toxic

The next step in a green direction: Apple will prohibit the use of benzene and n-hexane in final assembly of iPhones and iPads.

Sara Bernard Technology

Texas messes with Texas, pits landowners against pipeline-builders

Texas loves Big Oil, and the state has let companies run pipelines pretty much anywhere. But Texas also loves property holders, and some of them are unhappy.