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Walmart, Tyson recall 380,000 pounds of tainted 'deli meats'

Walmart transforms Tyson's meat into millions of "Marketside Grab and Go sandwiches." And somehow they're carrying a bad, bad bug called Listeria.

The Climate Post: Primaries move GOP to the right (on climate)

Read about the GOP primary results, new sources of green energy, upcoming climate change impacts, Dilbert, and more.

Does anyone take science seriously?

Politicians ignore them. Journalists distort what they say. No wonder scientists complain about getting no respect.

Why environmentalists should love universal voter registration

Election season is upon us! This year has been distinguished by the sheer number of crackpots running for office, as well as the number of people with yachts trying to ‘self-finance a campaign’ or ‘purchase’ a political post. One of the few upsides of races so far has been skepticism of political candidates who were […]

Midwestern wine makers have it tough — but neighbors can make it tougher

In 1999, there were three grape vineyards in Iowa. Now there are 230. But each could be wiped out by a commonly applied pesticide called 2, 4-D.

Progress in California's renewable wholesale distributed generation market

Southern California Edison (SCE), one of the state’s largest utilities, has had a voluntary Renewable Standard Offer Program for the past several years. It’s a fixed-price offer to buy wholesale renewable energy from systems under 20 MW in size, with the price set at the the cost of new natural gas generation. In 2009, SCE […]

Eco-amnesia costs the U.S. $20 billion a year

California stands to pass a ban on single-use plastic bags. Opponents claim it will doom consumers because it's so hard to remember to bring reusable bags shopping. Seriously?

Running bike-sharing networks through smartphones

Useful innovation or U.N. conspiracy? It's tough to tell.

Do locavores really need math lessons?

Are locavores wrong in thinking they're helping to save the planet, as a recent NYT op-ed challenged? Experts James McWilliams, Anna Lappe, and others weigh in.

Groups: Gas must be included in Gulf disaster tally

The National Wildlife Federation has been a leader in pressing the federal government to hold BP and other parties fully accountable for the Gulf disaster. While attention has been focused on the oil spilled, NWF joined NRDC today in writing a letter [PDF] to Eric Holder, asking the U.S. attorney general to also consider the […]