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Greenpeace Sues Dow, Sasol, Dezenhall for Corporate Spying, RICO

Today, Greenpeace filed a lawsuit against Dow Chemical, Sasol North America (which owns CONDEA Vista), and PR firms Dezenhall Resources and Ketchum, for hiring private investigators to steal documents from Greenpeace, tap our phones and hack into our computers. The purpose of this lawsuit is twofold. First, we aim to put a dent in the […]

Taxing carbon as part of responsible, progressive fiscal policy

Here's a progressive plan to cut the deficit while investing in the future (and taxing carbon). Can climate hawks and deficit hawks find common cause?

Boulder’s cafeterias embrace the salad-bar challenge

With the White House's announcement that there would be funding for 6,000 new salad bars around the country, the Boulder school district, which has one in all 48 schools, should be a role model.

Cranberry farm struggles to stay organic [VIDEO]

The Jonjak Family Cranberry Farm is one of the few organic cranberry bogs in the country, but unfortunately, it might not be organic for much longer.

[UPDATED:] Risk, bacteria, and the tragedy of food-safety reform

Senate food-safety bill S. 510 doesn't address the big underlying problem: the hazard that comes from huge, concentrated factory farms.

Driving a car doesn't mean being in control

It is during the times we are not able to drive that it becomes clear just how little "control" a car-dependent life provides.

Sunsetting of federal cash grant darkens solar industry's prospects

Unless Congress acts soon, renewable energy advocates will bid auld lang syne to a major federal cash grant program for big solar and wind projects.

Study says climate change could make a billion homeless

As the climate conference begins in Cancun, new research lays out a worst case scenario for a faster-warming planet.

350 EARTH pulls off world's biggest art project [PHOTOS & VIDEO]

Here?s a behind-the-scenes look at the biggest art project the planet has ever seen -- so big that in some places we needed to back up into outer space for enough perspective.

Thai game: artfully disposing of a meat surplus

Confronted with a sudden surplus of meat, I went Thai'd one on a chuck roast. And I didn't regret it.