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Green Party’s presidential candidate says it’s time to ‘take our country back’

Boston physician Jill Stein has accepted the party’s nomination for the highest office in the land. Now, can she get anyone to pay attention?

The Exaggerated Promise of Renewable Energy

The continued existence and expansion of human civilization is wholly dependent on affordable sources of energy. The latest study just released by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (an organization that exists to study and promote the viability of renewable energy) suggests that it may be possible to get 80% or so of our electric power […]

Why we pay double for solar in America (but won’t forever)

The barriers to cheap solar in the U.S. can be solved by policy, not technological, innovation. It's not too ambitious to assume the price of solar will keep falling.

D.C. unveils plans for awesome new green neighborhood

Pedestrian boulevards and museums will replace a no-man’s land of urban renewal projects gone wrong. A new park will reconnect the city to its waterfront.

Shell celebrates new Alaska drilling by apparently losing control of a ship [updated]

The aptly-named Noble Discoverer appears to have run aground in remote Alaska, just to demonstrate Shell's sheer competence.

Carbon causes extreme weather; in other news: Smoking causes cancer

We have no problem saying "smoking causes cancer." It's time to start being just as frank when talking about carbon pollution's negative effects.

Friday music blogging: Hacienda

Hacienda is a quartet out of San Antonio, Texas. They’ve been putting out albums since 2008, getting a reputation for great live shows. Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys heard one of their early demos and has been a big backer from early on. Auerbach produced the band’s latest, Shakedown, and it’s a doozy. It’s […]

The U.S. is the most environmentally sustainable country in the world, except all the others

The annual Greendex places the U.S. in dead-last in sustainability and near dead-last in giving a shit about it.

Hazing gone amok: How the EPA is trying to clear up our national parks

The EPA's recent proposal to limit soot could make our cities less hazy. But what about our parks?

Apple caves, adds products back into environmental registry

Oddly, the speculated changes to the new MacBook Pro didn't keep the new design from receiving a "gold" rating.