Latest Articles
-
Shocker: The oil that Isaac washed up on the Gulf Coast is from the BP spill
Literally no one saw this coming. BP, for example, was staggered.
-
The part of Obama’s speech that was about climate without saying so
Yes, Obama said the words "climate change" in his speech, but even more relevant to solving the big problem of global warming, he talked about the importance of "citizenship."
-
The creepiest earthworm you have ever seen is 19 inches long
Forestry worker Li Zhiwei found this gigantic earthworm in his backyard and is keeping it as a pet. If you think that screenshot is vaguely disturbing, wait ’til you see this guy move:
-
![]()
![]()
Obama’s solid week falls flat with disappointing jobs report
The country added an estimated 96,000 jobs in August -- much lower than analysts predicted.
-
Earth’s most beautiful fractal patterns have to be seen to be believed
Computer science professor Paul Bourke has an exhaustive amount of information about fractals on his website, but for my money the coolest part is his collection of naturally occurring fractal images from Google Earth. If I hadn’t looked them up, I’d suspect some of these were computer-generated — but no, they’re real rivers, lakes, and […]
-
Giving sustainable food businesses a needed push
Local Food Lab -- and other business accelerators like it -- are stepping in to help small food producers scale up and get serious.
-
Obama: Climate change is not a joke, Mitt
President Obama surprised and delighted climate activists by making a defense of climate action in his big convention speech.
-
What do you do when climate change drops out of politics? Whatever you can
Why Clinton barely mentioned climate, why Gore isn't speaking at the convention, and why a mother from L.A. isn't eating.
-
Stacey Champion took on the Tea Party — and won
When an Arizona state legislator tried to sneak through a law banning Agenda 21 and all things “sustainable,” this local rabble-rouser made some serious noise. It’s what you have to do, she says, when you live in crazytown.
-
Arctic ice melt has global-warming impact equal to 20 years of CO2 emissions
Give me like another two hours and I'll find the silver lining here. Still working on it.
