Latest Articles
-
Critical List: Wangari Maathai passes away; NASA satellite didn’t kill anyone
Wangari Maathai, who won the Nobel peace prize for her work planting trees, passed away. She was the first African woman to win the prize and the first Kenyan woman to earn a Ph.D.
Around the world, thousands of people met in more than 2,000 demonstrations to rally for a Moving Planet.
That massive NASA satellite managed to plop back to earth without killing anyone. -
Did a government study just prove that BPA is safe?
New science claims to debunk BPA risk from canned foods. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
-
They got a move on: Moving Planet actions around the globe [SLIDESHOW]
On Saturday, citizen activists in more than 175 countries called on world leaders to move beyond fossil fuels — and showed how much fun it can be to move without fossil fuels. Check out these photos from Moving Planet events, organized by 350.org.
-
Nobel-winning environmentalist Wangari Maathai dies
Wangari Maathai, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004, passed away. She was the first African woman and first environmental activist to win the prize.
-
7 billion in 7 minutes: Science magazine explains it all [VIDEO]
"Science" magazine took the good bits from its recent special issue on population and squished them into this handy video.
-
Strong public support for EPA efforts to reduce carbon emissions
A new poll finds widespread support for the EPA requiring reductions in carbon emissions.
-
What you don’t know about women, climate change, and population [VIDEO]
Here's a population angle you might not have considered before: Family planning can help women adapt to climate change that's already happening.
-
Getting the facts straight on green jobs
The past few weeks have seen a storm of misinformation on green jobs: What they are, how many there are, how much they contribute to the economy.
-
Good news for Guerrero’s garden
An update on the Memphis garden that was ruled illegal earlier this week.
-
Republicans pursued clean energy loans, too — and good for them!
The GOP now decries energy loans that they begged for a few years ago. This is hypocrisy, but remember that pursuing such loans is a good thing.
