Latest Articles
-
![]()
![]()
It probably shouldn’t have taken Exxon 46 minutes to shut off a broken pipeline
A 2011 oil spill along the Yellowstone River was made worse by ExxonMobil's delay in stopping the flow of oil.
-
![]()
![]()
A new year, a new Keystone XL blockade
The Tar Sands Blockade has launched a new tree-sit -- and this time activists think TransCanada won't be able to reroute its pipeline around them.
-
![]()
![]()
GOP Congressman’s first priority: Party with the coal lobby
After all, why make all of his biggest fans have to go outside?
-
![]()
![]()
Concord, Mass., is the first city to ban plastic water bottles
The ban comes as the result of a three-year fight from local activists, who are quite understandably appalled that Americans use 1,500 bottles every second.
-
![]()
![]()
This nursing home cheers up patients with therapeutic llamas
Hanging out with animals lowers blood pressure, increases serotonin, and just generally makes patients feel better about the world. The llamas probably don't mind it either.
-
![]()
![]()
The feds fine Transocean $1.4 billion for Deepwater spill
If you've ever wondered how much it costs to have a subsidiary role in leaking millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, now you have your answer.
-
![]()
![]()
Soda Drinker Pro is the most advanced soda drinking simulator ever created
Finally, a video game that makes use of your real-world skills! Like drinking giant sodas constantly.
-
![]()
![]()
Did removing lead from gasoline cause crime rates to plummet?
Mother Jones makes a strong case that it did -- but we should remove lead from the environment regardless.
-
![]()
![]()
NYC public housing claims it’s going green, but stymies residents’ green efforts
More than half of public housing projects in New York City don't have recycling bins, and that's just one failing in the city's green campaign.
-
![]()
![]()
Indonesian city orders women to stop straddling bikes
We're not even going to ask what the situation might be with recumbent bikes or unicycles.
