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How automobiles make our streets less livable [VIDEO]
Sure, you know who Jane Jacobs is. But have you ever heard of Donald Appleyard? In his pioneering book Livable Streets, Appleyard documented how cars destroy a sense of neighborhood. A new video brings his research back to life.
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Putting the midterm elections in the context of the latest climate science (and life as we know it)
The election results mean it is now virtually impossible to avoid exceeding the targets set forth by the U.N. for "safe" levels of climate change.
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EPA captures latest environmental fugitive on 'Most Wanted' list
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency just nabbed the latest fugitive on its Most Wanted list. Hiding out in the Dominican Republic, this convict was on the run for giving green jobs a bad name.
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The electric sector is able to manage tighter EPA standards
For all the good it's done, you'd think by now the Clean Air Act would get more respect. Yet, the act is once again under attack.
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What the midterms mean for federal ag-policy reform
That two-headed beast known as the Congressional Ag Committees got a major blood transfusion from voters Tuesday. Here's how it shook out -- and what to expect going forward.
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Fix public housing by reconnecting it to the street grid
An aging public housing project faces the same challenge as a ritzy New Urbanist neighborhood -- it's been sliced off from the surrounding grid. Here's how to fix it.
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Half of GOP caucus are climate zombies, four members admit science is real
45 of 97 Republican freshmen and 85 of 166 re-elected Republicans are confirmed climate zombies.
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Who was the Dirtiest Polluter This Year? I'd say BP
As you may have heard by now, Repower America is currently accepting votes for our 2010 Snake Oil Awards. The idea is to identify the dirtiest opponent of clean energy this year and give it the negative attention it truly deserves. Our campaign director, Dave Boundy, argued that Koch Industries deserves to win the award. […]
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Twitter chatbot argues with global warming deniers automatically
Nigel Leck got tired of debunking the same climate skeptic arguments over and over, so he created a Twitter chatbot to answer them automatically.
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Agribiz BFF Bill Northey defeats reformer Francis Thicke for Iowa ag secretary
It's agribusiness as usual in Iowa, where voters sent a message to Washington that the status quo is just fine with them.
