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My Lexus debate

I was part of a live debate in Chicago this past Thursday, facing off against Steve Everley of American Solutions at an event sponsored by Lexus and Patron and moderated by Mark McGrath, who you may remember as the frost-tipped lead singer of the band Sugar Ray, beloved to millions for their 1997 hit "Fly." Yes, that's all as weird as it sounds.

Ask Umbra on what stinks about perfume, cologne, and fragrant body products

Ask Umbra is fuming about perfume. Here she addresses some of its negative impacts on our bodies and the planet!

Corn industry fights back over my depiction of corn's role in the Gulf dead zone

A National Corn Growers Association rep calls one of my posts about the Gulf of Mexico dead zone "snobbish" and the "rantings of an elitist with an anti-corn agenda." In addition to those fighting words, she took a swing at my facts. Too bad she missed.

An open letter to all people and organizations working to combat global warming

Bill McKibben, Billy Parish, and other activists want to hear from you about the best ways to move forward in the fight against climate change.

Urbivore’s Dilemma, Week 9: The well-traveled vegetable

A takeout eater turned farm-fresh foodivore takes her vegetables on vacation and tries to figure out where to compost their remnants. Should she get a worm bin? Weigh in!

Stephanie Mills on choosing whether or not to have children [VIDEO]

Activist Stephanie Mills answers this question: "What advice do you give people who feel conflict about having children and living sustainably?"

BP collecting millions in government stimulus funds for California power plant

The oil spill bad guys are raking in taxpayer bucks to build a new Carbon Capture and Sequestration power plant in California.

Canola gone wild! Uh-oh, transgenic plants are escaping and interbreeding

Scientists have found novel strains of canola, genetically modified to resist multiple pesticides, that are growing wild along North Dakota roads.

How will you celebrate global warming's 35th birthday?

Global warming will get a whopping 35 candles on its birthday cake on Aug. 8. It was in 1975 that the phrase first appeared in scientific literature.

The climate clock ticks faster, a solar campus, butter as biofuel, and 7 more green tales

Ten stories you might have missed from the greenosphere.