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Ski stunts in Detroit’s abandoned spaces will take your breath away

Where some see depressing abandoned factories, these extreme skiers see opportunity.

Holly Richmond Culture

BP targets celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse over oil-spill claims

The oil giant doesn't want to pay a restaurant company more than $8 million for Deepwater Horizon damages, so it's trying to embarrass its boss.

John Upton Technology

Are hurricanes getting stronger?

Science may finally be approaching an answer.

Chris Mooney Climate & Energy

China is using drones to spy on its yaks

Fascinating, potentially seditious yaks.

Sarah Laskow Culture

40 percent of U.S. households could switch to a plug-in hybrid without changing their routine

One of the enduring myths about electric vehicles is that they're totally impractical.

Sarah Laskow Technology

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Scott Rosenberg Uncategorized

Your holiday wreath could be made of stolen branches

Thieves sneak onto land and chop off tree branches -- or whole trees -- in order to get at the supple tips that wreath-makers prize.

Sarah Laskow Culture

The Solar Opportunity

The coming of solar grid parity offers an opportunity for millions of Americans to go solar affordably. But it also means a potential transformation, a democratization of an electricity system long dominated by centrally-controlled utilities and centralized ownership and production of electricity. When solar can undercut grid electricity prices, it may also undercut this 20th […]

John Farrell Uncategorized

GMO labeling becomes law in Connecticut

The new law will require food manufacturers to label anything with GMO ingredients -- but it will only take effect if other states follow suit.