Latest Articles
-
![]()
![]()
Shark teeth contain their own natural toothpaste
The outside of a shark's tooth is made of fluoride, the same stuff that gets added to toothpaste, mouthwash, and municipal water systems to improve your dental health.
-
![]()
![]()
Climate change pushing marine life towards the poles, says study
Marine species, more than land-based ones, are altering their breeding, feeding, and migration patterns as they chase climates they can survive in.
-
![]()
![]()
Chevy plugs into demand, cuts Volt price by $5,000
The 2014 Volt will arrive in U.S. dealerships later this month and start at $34,995.
-
![]()
![]()
Bikes in Boston’s subway are guarded by a cardboard cop
And he's cut bike theft by 67 percent.
-
![]()
![]()
Uncovering the Cultural Barriers to Sustainability: a Eulogy for Jim Farrell
I spent the past two weeks saying goodbye to my father, Jim Farrell, so instead of my usual discussion of good policy and practices for distributed renewable energy, I’m taking time to explore how my dad’s work on sustainability fits with how I approach it in this blog (and elsewhere) in my work for the Institute […]
-
![]()
![]()
The best time a federal agent went undercover as a gorilla
Federal officials reported that "apparently the agent was fairly proficient at apelike sound effects" and "it was a very good costume."
-
![animal skeleton in the desert]()
![animal skeleton in the desert]()
Seven ways the drought in the West really sucks
New Mexicans are having to rely on trucked-in water, bears are getting antsy, desperate farmers are selling their water to frackers, and more.
-
![]()
![]()
A year after a refinery explosion, Richmond, Calif., is fighting back
Last August's explosion and fire were just the latest in a long history of disasters at Chevron's East Bay plant. Locals have had enough.
-
![]()
![]()
Watching Fox News makes you distrust climate scientists
New research shows that global warming denial is partly fueled by negative treatment of scientists in conservative media.
-
![]()
![]()
If you need us, we’ll be chilling in these Copenhagen street hammocks
When we're bored of lying down, we're going to swing in them.
