Articles

Elephant stomps on a poacher who tried to shoot him

Given the lack of human protection, the elephants are doing it for themselves.

Sarah Laskow Culture

Looking for a cleaner way to camp? Sleep in a trash bag

Music-festival slobs can make a mess in their trash-bag tent, then throw the whole thing away. It doesn't reduce the amount of waste, but it reduces the amount that's on the ground.

Sarah Miller Culture

Keystone Pipeline Not a Big Deal — Say Interests Supported By Oil and Gas Industry

Last week, the Washington DC publication National Journal gave us the scoop, in an article entitled, “What People Close to Obama Think About the Keystone XL Pipeline”: Obama-connected environmental experts “are now saying publicly what many Democratic energy and climate advisers have said more privately over the past couple of years: The Keystone XL pipeline is […]

David Halperin Uncategorized

Green vs. green: The slimy battle for Drakes Bay

The fight over a San Francisco Bay Area oyster farm has pitted eco-minded conservationists against eco-minded local foodies.

Susie Cagle Food

The coming GOP civil war over climate change

Reality and demographics are battling the Koch brothers, says the National Journal.

Joseph Romm Climate & Energy

We just passed the climate’s ‘grim milestone’

A monitor in Hawaii registered 400 parts per million of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere. Here's what that means.

James West & Tim McDonnell Climate & Energy

CO2 crosses dreaded 400 ppm milestone, and science is very disappointed in you

As predicted, human activities finally push carbon dioxide levels to a 3-million-year high. Climate scientists throw up their hands in exasperation.

Ted Alvarez Uncategorized

$1.9 billion wind project coming to Iowa

One of Warren Buffet's companies has big plans to build turbines in Iowa, creating lots of jobs and lowering electricity bills.

John Upton Technology

Shell to drill world’s deepest offshore oil well in Gulf of Mexico

It will be about twice as deep as BP's Deepwater Horizon. But, hey, nothing to worry about.