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These adorable dogs protect endangered penguins, make your heart grow three sizes

Little penguins -- real name -- are coming back from the brink of extinction, thanks to two badass sheepdogs.

Holly Richmond Culture

Big Win in Nevada on Clean Energy, Retiring Dirty Coal Power

There is big news out of Nevada that will echo around the nation. Late Monday night the Nevada Assembly passed a bill clearing the path to retire the polluting Reid Gardner coal plant. The bipartisan bill is now headed for an expected signature from Governor Brian Sandoval. For the Moapa Band of Paiutes and so […]

Mary Anne Hitt Uncategorized

17-year-old sets out to save the planet, makes the rest of us feel really lame

Charles Orgbon became an enviro wunderkind before he was old enough to vote. Mmm hmmm. And what did you do with your youth?

Laura Onstot Culture

This guy tried to make his street safer, and ended up in jail

Vallejo, Calif.’s Anthony Cardenas is only the latest in a long line of civic hackers who love them some DIY crosswalks. City officials aren't so hot on the idea, however.

Susie Cagle Culture

How to fix the climate, in one simple flowchart

Will eating fewer hamburgers help? How about dumping iron into the ocean? Here's your one-stop shop for the answers.

James West Climate & Energy

Connecticut will label GMOs if you do too

The Connecticut legislature has passed a law requiring labels on genetically modified foods, but it won't go into effect until at least four other states follow suit.

Claire Thompson Technology

Monsanto is currently testing GMO wheat in two states

After a rogue strain of GMO wheat popped up in Oregon recently, we heard that Monsanto had stopped testing such wheat in 2005. Turns out that's not quite true.

John Upton Technology

Famous storm chasers killed by Oklahoma tornado

Former stars of the reality TV show Storm Chasers were killed chasing a tornado in Oklahoma on Friday night. The same storm also injured three Weather Channel storm chasers.

John Upton Climate & Energy

California, Illinois lawmakers welcome frackers

Legislatures in both states rejected calls for a moratorium on fracking. But in Illinois, a new bill will at least impose serious regulations on the practice.