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Supreme Court hands a big win to Monsanto on GMO seeds

The court ruled unanimously that an Indiana soybean farmer violated Monsanto’s patent by saving its trademark Roundup Ready seeds.

Claire Thompson Technology

8 Vivid Charts – 8 Reasons for a Solar Energy Standard in Minnesota

A conference committee is resolving differences between House and (much weaker) Senate versions of a solar energy standard in Minnesota today. Here’s 8 graphic reasons why the state should go for solar as aggressively as it can. 8 Vivid Charts – 8 Reasons for a Solar Energy Standard in Minnesota from John Farrell

John Farrell Uncategorized

This guy got swallowed by a hippo and lived to tell his harrowing tale

Paul Templer almost got eaten by a hippo. He passes the wisdom from this experience on to you.

Sarah Miller Culture

Lots of people, animals, and plants will be homeless thanks to climate change

Hundreds of millions of people will likely be forced out of their homes by climate change, and 34 percent of animals could lose half their range.

John Upton Climate & Energy

This ain’t The Onion: Wall Street Journal urges “more atmospheric carbon dioxide”

The country's leading financial newspaper jumps to the defense of the "demonized chemical compound" CO2.

Joseph Romm Technology

Sorry, Jared, Subway food can be just as bad for you as McDonald’s

Sure, it's possible to get a somewhat healthy sandwich at Subway. But that is not what people are ordering.

Sarah Laskow Culture

Hand-sized, house-eating snails show up in Texas

Texas had a scare when a snail resembling a giant African snail showed up in Houston. Luckily, it was just a rosy wolfsnail.

Sarah Miller Culture

Obama may delay Keystone decision until 2014

The Obama administration has been procrastinating its decision on Keystone XL for years -- and now it may kick the can even further down the road.

Lisa Hymas Climate & Energy

Women who watch more TV have fewer babies

And no matter how much energy they suck up, TVs are still more environmentally friendly than those energy-intensive creations known as children.