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Greenpeace, PETA "improperly" put on FBI Terrorist Watch List

The U.S. Justice Department announced today that activists from PETA and Greenpeace had been improperly monitored in the years following September 11.

Stupid goes viral: Deep in the heart of Climate Zombieland

In Texas, home of the oil industry, the existence of climate zombies is hardly a shock. But just how badly is Texas infected with climate zombies?

Water treatment plant yields gourmet drug-infused seasoning!

You can now sprinkle hand-harvested salt from San Francisco Bay on your food -- if you dare.

The House’s vulnerable climate champions

Here are six House climate champions -- from Rep. Tom Perriello to Paul Kanjorski -- who are vulnerable in the upcoming elections.

The feds' oil-spill number games

Initial government estimates about the size of the Gulf oil spill were low -- way, way low.

Why is the FDA about to rubber-stamp GE salmon?

The FDA is rushing through the approval process for AquaBounty's transgenic salmon, with a committee that's heavy on veterinarians and pro-biotech reps but light on experts in fish or consumer health. And once one unlabeled GE animal lands on our plates, others will soon follow.

Will the real conservatives please stand up?

Conservatives used to take environmental issues seriously. Despite the usual linking of environmental policy with the Left, in fact it was conservative Republican presidents who initiated some of the most ground-breaking environmental achievements: Richard Nixon established the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970; Ronald Reagan signed the Montreal Protocol to combat ozone depletion in 1987 (for […]

Signs of a reverse brain drain, from finance to farms

Holton Farms' Community Supported Agriculture program is unusual for several reasons, not least because it's being run by a former Credit Suisse banker.

What to expect when you're expecting a GOP takeover

If Republicans win back the House, efforts to make lightbulbs less efficient are the least of the Democrats' worries.

California's Prop 23 just got a whole lot worse

You've probably heard of the California ballot initiative that aims to repeal AB 32, the state's landmark greenhouse gas law. It's called Proposition 23 and it's backed by millions in Texas oil money. Well, it's not just about carbon anymore. Prop 23 just got a whole lot worse for solar and renewables in general.