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Population media awards go to me and other, more worthy journalists

The winners of the Population Institute's Global Media Awards for Excellence in Population Reporting do impressive work publicizing population issues.

Community solar: Better on the roof?

Our report on community solar power has garnered a response from the Clean Energy Collective, which has made us reevaluate our grading system.

Yes on 23 Campaign Has Many Reasons to be Embarrassed

The backers of the Yes on Proposition 23 campaign in California have plenty of reasons to be embarrassed: · Their key talking points are based on lies. · An overwhelming majority of their funding comes from oil and coal companies. · Some of their key organizers are actually proud to be funded by out-of-state oil […]

Colorado climate scientists tell Ken Buck: Global warming is not a 'hoax'

Colorado's climate scientists dismissed claims made by the state's Republican candidate for the US Senate, Ken Buck, that global warming is a hoax.

When corporations ruled the Earth

This country is being run for the benefit of alien life forms. They've invaded; they've conquered; and a lot of people do their bidding.

BP, other European polluters, pump money into Senate campaigns

An analysis by Climate Action Network Europe found that BP and other big polluting European companies are helping fund Senate climate zombies.

Texas oil companies pump new round of cash into California climate fight

Tesoro and Valero, the Texas oil companies that are funding Prop 23, contributed another $1.5 million to the campaign to kill California's AB 32.

Can Congress make a food-safety omelet without breaking the wrong eggs?

Congress first started debating a new food-safety law two years and several massive food recalls ago. Meanwhile, rumors are flying about how S. 510 will outlaw organic practices or backyard gardening. Here's what the current bill could actually do -- for the FDA, eaters, farmers, and industry.

My first and last 'climate hawk' follow-up

I want to thank everyone for the excellent discussion that's taken place around the term "climate hawk." I'm going to round up some reactions, offer one or two more thoughts, and then explain why my fondest hope is for this discussion to end and for simple usage to begin.

Will Los Angeles ever be something besides a "suburban metropolis"?

In the Los Angeles Times, architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne writes about the widening gap between those who favor a denser, more pedestrian-friendly LA and those who would prefer to remain in their cars.