Latest Articles
-
Celebrating the 1,000th Sierra Club Solar Home
It’s been more than two years since my husband and I installed solar panels on the roof of our home in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. As the months have passed, I’ve enjoyed watching the ticker continually rise on the amount of solar power our panels have generated. I love knowing that our home is more powered […]
-
![Oregon coastline]()
![Oregon coastline]()
Greens sue EPA over Pacific Northwest’s increasingly acid waters
Carbon dioxide emissions have turned the Pacific Ocean off Oregon and Washington so acidic that shellfish are dying. The Center for Biological Diversity says that's a Clean Water Act violation.
-
![]()
![]()
You could soon be able to charge your electric car just by parking it over a manhole
You simply park on top of a special manhole cover, and your car will slurp up the electricity.
-
![Notrees project]()
![Notrees project]()
Power up: California may force utilities to buy big batteries for renewables
California's proposed requirement could jump-start the storage industry that renewable energy tech will need to scale.
-
![]()
![]()
An anti-GMO wave rising from Kauai?
It's just one little Hawaiian island, but it's also a big biotech testing ground, so Kauai's move to regulate could ripple widely.
-
![]()
![]()
New app lets you quickly scan cosmetics to see if they’re potentially toxic
We're trying not to freak out, but THIS MIGHT BE THE BEST APP EVER. After the one that helps you pick wine, of course.
-
![]()
![]()
This guy has 10 million cockroaches — on purpose
Cockroaches: a tasty treat that could also potentially cure cancer and baldness. What's not to love, except everything else?
-
![]()
![]()
Ask Umbra: Is there such thing as an eco-friendly cellphone?
A reader wonders which phone is best for the planet. Umbra says this calls for some serious thought.
-
![]()
![]()
Powering Japan after Fukushima: Gas drilling isn’t the only choice
When coverage declares natural gas is "the only viable option," it's baking in bad assumptions. We need to read between the lines.
-
![]()
![]()
This gadget makes your phone smell like meat so vegans don’t feel deprived
The Hana Yakinikui phone accessory emits a meat smell so your food doesn't have to.
